[maemo-developers] adaptation of Extras QA hurdles

[From: Michael Cronenworth]

Felipe Crochik wrote:
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> A new version of an existing application should have a lower barrier to
> promotion than a new application.
>

Yes. Instead of 10 there should only be 1 required vote. That one vote 
should not be the developer. No more than 3 votes thought.

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> We could put this into practice by maintaining a list of "trusted" sponsors.
> The developer would assign a sponsor to his application using the web site
> and this sponsor (as long as it was approved) would make the final decision.
> The application would only be promoted after ?two? weeks. Anybody would be
> welcome to make comments; vote and test applications on extras and the
> sponsor would take them into consideration.

Fedora does this, but with such a small community the voting system 
seems well enough. The 10 vote requirement should just be reduced in half.