[gentoo-qa] [Fwd: State of the QA Team]

[Alec Warner <antarus@gentoo.org>]

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Forwarded at the behest of sir Spanksalot; most members have already
said yay; but there are still a few who have note voted yet.

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From: Stephen Bennett <spb@gentoo.org>
To: qa@gentoo.org
Subject: State of the QA Team
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:42:47 +0100
Message-ID: <20060903194247.4faaff13@localhost>

Since the departure of its erstwhile lead, it seems to me that the QA
team has stagnated rather and lost its direction. There have of course
been successes within the team -- treecleaners seem to be doing a good
job, for example, but as a whole it is currently rather ineffective.
This is rather a suboptimal state of affairs, and I'd like to try to do
something about it. There is of course also the issue that certain
parts of GLEP 48 require a designated QA team lead. I am aware that in
the past there has been a significant debate as to whether the team
actually needs an appointed lead, and I have in the past sided with no,
but having seen what happened to the activity and effectiveness of the
team when Halcy0n took over and then resigned, it seems obvious that it
can make a big difference for the better.

The obvious course of action then is, well, obvious. If the team as a
whole does not object, I'd like to step up and see if we can get the
team back on track. 

Comments, flames, etc gratefully received.