From: otto@debian.org 
  
 Hi! 
  
 I encouraged DDs and DMs to review open Merge Requests on Salsa back in 
 January: 
 https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/01/msg00267.html. Hopefully 
 folks can continue with doing reviews! 
  
  
 ## Priority: Check MRs for your own packages 
  
 Please remember to check if your package has open MRs *at least once* 
 before the next upload! 
  
 I have now witnessed several cases where a maintainer blatantly 
 ignored the MRs their package received. It is demotivating to new 
 aspiring Debian contributors to put in significant effort to learn the 
 complexities of Debian packaging and submit an improvement, only to 
 see that the maintainer two months later didn't look at the MR at all, 
 and instead implemented the same change themselves, and the 
 submitter's work essentially got wasted. 
  
 You can check open MRs from the command line with `salsa 
 merge_requests` 
 (https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/devscripts/salsa.1.en.html) if 
 you don't like checking the Salsa project page. 
  
  
 ## Nice to do: Check MRs team packages and other maintainer's packages 
  
 If you have time and all of your own packages are in good condition, 
 please help other packages by reviewing their open MRs. You don't need 
 to be a domain expert to contribute a review. 
  
 Number of open MRs / total (and growth since January 2025): 
 896/10545 (+888) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/debian/-/merge_requests 
 96/3174 (+116) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/go-team/-/merge_requests 
 79/2526 (+190) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/python-team/-/merge_requests 
 34/2065 (+379) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/kernel-team/-/merge_requests 
 56/1721 (+230) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/gnome-team/-/merge_requests 
 614/1280 (+38) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/java-team/-/merge_requests 
 83/1013 (+33) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/multimedia-team/- 
 /merge_requests 
 55/1122 (+158) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/rust-team/-/merge_requests 
 21/1053 (+171) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/DebianOnMobile-te 
 m/-/merge_requests 
 142/828 (+67) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/installer-team/- 
 /merge_requests 
 28/816 (+91) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/games-team/-/merge_requests 
 27/658 (+53) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/Mobian-team/-/merge_requests 
 17/451 (+7) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/js-team/-/merge_requests 
 17/372 (+29) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/libvirt-team/-/merge_requests 
 1/288 (+6) https://salsa.debian.org/groups/med-team/-/merge_requests 
  
  
 ## Why this can help Debian 
  
 Personally, I like posting and reviewing MRs, as I believe it 
 - makes Debian packaging more fun and social compared to people just 
 working alone on their own packages 
 - elevates the quality of packages with "more eyeballs on it" 
 - helps people discover new things when they see what other people do, 
 and be a learning opportunity both for the submitter and the reviewer 
  
 I also think Merge Requests can be a good way to decrease the negative 
 aspects of "single-maintainer packages". It brings in the benefits of 
 more people looking at code changes and new upstream versions and 
 fostering collaboration in the package preparation phase, while still 
 retaining the benefits of long-term ownership by having one clear main 
 committer and uploader. 
  
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