On Fri, Dec 06, 2024 at 05:01:10PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: > 2024, ഡിസം 5 2:05:19 AM Lucas Kanashiro <kanash...@debian.org>: > > https://debconf24.debconf.org/talks/74-attracting-and-retaining-new-contributors-insights-from-brazil/ > > > > There was some follow-up discussion in Hacker News after a LWN post about > > this talk was published: > > > > https://lwn.net/Articles/987548/ > > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41599327 > > > > I think people interested on the subject can get some insights from the > > above (comments from people not involved in the project; yes, we, people > > already involved in the project, can be very biased). Also ignore some > > stupid comments, expected in those public discussions. > > > > And yes, this is something that Debian as whole needs to do better. > > I want to comment about registering on wiki.debian.org and > salsa.debian.org specifically. > > Can we setup a system for adding to allow list by DD signed emails > (like how debian.net DNS changes are done)? Possibly for IP address > allow list too. > > This would help a lot during events or for local groups where getting > a wiki account takes sending an email and waiting. > > Now that I think about this idea, this would also help for salsa > accounts. It takes many days to get a salsa account after an event and > I usually have to ask them to use another git hosting service till > that happens. > > A DD validating email address and IP address can address the spam > concern. This will expand people who can authorize new accounts > hugely. Also reduce load on current admins and wait time for new > contributors.
[salsa admin hat on] Yes, this is a good idea and I already thought about having a distributed approval of accounts. The only missing detail (!) is the code to make it happen. Another thing that can be done in the interim, is arranging a schedule beforehand. You get all your new contributions to register "at once", you get me/some admin a list or usernames, and we get those new users approved in a batch before the next day, or later in the same day depending on timezones etc.
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