Re: Alioth tracker
]] Daniel Pocock
> On 11/05/14 18:26, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> > ]] Daniel Pocock
> >
> >> On 08/05/14 12:27, Оlе Ѕtrеісhеr wrote:
> >>
> >>> What is the reason that the processing there is so slow? Is there a way
> >>> to change that?
> >
> > I think it's quite clear and has been for a while that we need more
> > active admins for Alioth.
> >
> >> Other people have had problems with alioth too:
> >>
> >> - write permissions on VCS directory for new projects
> >>
> >> - mailing list creation requests waiting for admin approval
> >
> > Mailing lists are managed through gforge and there's no manual approval
> > process that I know of.
>
>
> When creating a list, it tells me the list will be approved within 6-24
> hours
Hmm, I think that approval is automatic. At least I haven't seen any
nagging from fusionforge to approve mailing lists.
> >> Any of these things could help reduce the admin burden, maybe there are
> >> other approaches too?
> >
> > Help fix bugs in fusionforge, hang out in #alioth try to help people and
> > we'd be happy to get more people involved.
>
> If people have not already stepped forward to fill these gaps then that
> is the very reason why I was suggesting further automation or cutting
> back on things like legacy VCS support.
Automating things takes effort too.
> Hopefully the burden of support and the capacity of volunteers will then
> converge at a point where it is sustainable.
>
> I'm not criticizing anybody for this situation, nor am I trying to prod
> anybody into action - I just feel that if volunteers are limited, it is
> better to constrain the scope of the service.
I'm not disagreeing, I think we're providing a much poorer service level
for Alioth than what we should do. Sadly, I don't have the motivation
to spend much time there nowadays.
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Tollef Fog Heen
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