Future of the Charm Review Queue

[Merlijn Sebrechts]

Are there any plans to let users assess the "quality" of a charm in a
different way? Like showing the amount of (successful) deploys or smth?

On Aug 4, 2017 16:21, "Tim Van Steenburgh" <tim.van.steenburgh at canonical.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to send a note about some changes in the way we handle charm
> reviews and the top-level namespace of the charm store. We’ve taken a look
> at what’s happened in the past and where we want to get to and decided that
> a much more lightweight process is the way forward.
>
> The biggest change is actually the sunsetting of the charm review queue.
> The reality is the process as it stands cannot keep up with the demand for
> reviews. We’ve decided to take a community curation approach.
>
> A charm review is no longer a prerequisite for promulgation to the
> top-level namespace of the charm store. If you would like your charm
> promulgated, and the name is available, you may simply request promulgation
> on this mailing list. A member of the ~charmers Launchpad group will then:
>
>
>    1.
>
>    Download your charm using `charm pull`
>    2.
>
>    Run `charm proof` on your charm
>    3.
>
>    Ensure you have `charm set` a bugs-url and homepage
>    4.
>
>    If 2 or 3 fails, the charmer will request an update to the charm
>    5.
>
>    `charm promulgate` the charm (or request that #2-3 be fixed)
>    6.
>
>    `charm grant` you write access on the promulgated charm
>
>
> Some things to keep in mind as a charm author:
>
>
>    1.
>
>    It is your responsibility as the charm author and maintainer to test
>    your charm and ensure its quality and security.
>    2.
>
>    Promulgation to the top level does not imply endorsement by Canonical.
>    3.
>
>    Charm authors are encouraged to use their personal or group namespace.
>    Although promulgation is still available, there is nothing wrong with using
>    personal and group namespaces.
>
>
> For those seeking assistance with charm development, members of ~charmers
> and other proficient charm developers are available in #juju on Freenode
> IRC and on this mailing list. Discontinuing the formal charm review process
> does not in any way decrease the availability of or access to these
> resources. If you need help, just ask!
>
> In the coming weeks, the docs at jujucharms.com will be updated to
> reflect these changes. The review queue (review.jujucharms.com) will be
> shut down, and all open reviews will be closed with a comment/email linking
> to this explanatory post. Anyone with an open review that still desires
> promulgation can request it with an email to this list.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, please reply to this post!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Van Steenburgh
>
>
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