On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Peter Kasting <pkast...@google.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Dirk Pranke <dpra...@chromium.org> wrote: > >> I think two sheriffs in US/Pacific during US/Pacific work hours is >> plenty. >> > > I was told at lunch that we already try to some degree to schedule PST with > non-PST people (although obvioulsy there are far more of the former), which > gives me the impression that there is a large percentage of time where we > have one, rather than two, sheriffs. That is perhaps the most important > thing I'm trying to rectify in this proposal. > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Nicolas Sylvain <nsylv...@google.com> > wrote: > >> As for http://dev.chromium.org/developers/tree-sheriffs, every sheriff >> receives it in the reminder email the day before they start their sheriff >> duty. >> > > I see calendar reminder mails and think of them as conveying a reminder of > an event, so I'd never noticed that these mails also mention a web page I'm > supposed to be reading. I know that is my own fault, but maybe there are > others in the same boat. In any case, I still think Ben's suggestions would > be useful. > > Overall I am surprised at how many people are skeptical of this proposal > given how unilaterally positive the smaller lunchtime discussion was. I > guess I perceive us as not having a very effective sheriff system right > now--it's certainly been difficult for me--and am looking for ways to remedy > that. It seems like those who aren't in favor of this generally wouldn't > agree with that assessment, and thus perceive this as adding overhead and > reducing effectiveness rather than combating a notable lack. If that is > accurate, I'm not sure how to square the two worldviews. I guess I will > leave this idea in the hands of the green tree task force to decide whether > it would be helpful. > It'd be interesting if others from lunch chimed in with why they think it's a good idea. Also, I think there was clear consensus in adding another sheriff so we always have 2 in the Americas (or maybe even PST). Do we know what the next steps are to implement this? -- Chromium Developers mailing list: chromium-dev@googlegroups.com View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev
