Re: Website page to track packaging progress

[sirgazil]

Hi,

 ---- On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:31:29 -0500 Alexandru-Sergiu Marton 
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 > 
 > > 
 > > so you want an extended version of
 > > https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/Wishlist, or am I
 > > misunderstanding?

I recently used that page to include a package, but, personally, I didn't like 
that I had to create an account (I don't have other uses for that account).


 > I didn't know that existed, thanks for bringing it into my attention.
 > 
 > I would prefer, indeed, a version with more details such as the progress
 > and who is working on it. Also, it would be nice to have this in a more
 > visible place. Maybe on the Contribute page, in the Packages section or
 > on the Packages page itself?

I think the issue tracker has the information you are looking for, and it 
should be advertised as the tool for package requests. Some advantages:

* People don't have to create an account to send package requests.
* It has search functionality.
* You can see who's working on a package and find patches with work in progress.

If the issue tracker were used for package requests, I guess these requests 
could be tagged (like easy issues http://issues.guix.gnu.org/easy). That way 
you could also point people to the current list of requested packages before 
they send a new request.

As Alexandru-Sergiu, suggests, relevant pages in the website could be updated 
to make this information more visible.

I could send a patch for this.