That's just it... I don't want to encourage a dependence on it. It provides some utility, yes, but I don't want to cross over into the area of it being formally relied upon by the Accumulo PMC... because that raises the concerns which my previous disclaimer email was supposed to alleviate.
On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 5:50 PM Josh Elser <[email protected]> wrote: > But, at the same time, if we're going to be using this as a reliable > means for whether or not our tests are passing (which I would expect all > developers to be doing), it should be written down like we do for other > developer-related knowledge. > > I don't see why we can't present it with the caveats you state. It feels > like we're starting a boys-club if we have something we're going to rely > upon for development that we don't tell anyone about... > > Christopher wrote: > > Given its "non-official" status (with respect to its affiliation with the > > Foundation and PMC), I'd prefer not to formally list it on the website. > > That might imply some long-term persistence and/or guarantees about > > availability to the community, and I cannot offer such guarantees. > > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 3:57 PM Josh Elser<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Bueno. Makes sense to me and avoids future issues with that lengthy > >> disclaimer you sent previously :) > >> > >> Maybe have something on the website for contributors/new-devs to find > >> out about too? > >> > >> Christopher wrote: > >>> Well, it's already self-service, for those I've added. For anybody > else, > >> I > >>> can add you if you send me your GitHub username. Then, you'll just have > >> to > >>> accept my invitation to the revelc organization on GitHub, and you'll > be > >>> able to log in and add yourself to the post-build notifications. > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:48 PM Josh Elser<[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Yeah, that's a decent intermediate step. Getting an email is pretty > much > >>>> the only thing that's going to force me to pay attention. > >>>> > >>>> Making it self-service would be an even bigger plus, but I'm OK > waiting > >>>> for "Christopher response time" :) > >>>> > >>>> Michael Wall wrote: > >>>>> I am good with that option Christopher. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Christopher<[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> The other option is that if people really want to subscribe to > >>>>>> notifications, I can just add their email to the post-build > >> notification > >>>>>> email list directly. Since I'm willing to grant access to Accumulo > >>>>>> developers already, they can also just add themselves by editing the > >>>>>> existing jobs. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> RIght now, I'm thinking: add yourself (or I can add you) to the > >>>> post-build > >>>>>> notification, or use the RSS, is the best option. No dev@ list, no > >>>>>> notifications@ list. It's just too much trouble. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:28 PM Keith Turner<[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>>>>> Personally I am not in favor of automated things sending stuff to > the > >>>> dev > >>>>>>> list. I like the dev just being discussion among humans. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Dylan Hutchison< > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> On the other hand, sending failed build notifications to the dev > >> list > >>>>>>>> motivates us to not break the tests and make the tests stable. > I'll > >>>>>>> leave > >>>>>>>> it to your decision Chris, unless others have an opinion. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:54 PM, Christopher<[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:02 PM Dylan Hutchison< > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Christopher< > [email protected]> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Okay, so after some investigation ( > >>>>>>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-12252), it appears > >>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>>> notifications@ is simply configured to block email from non > >>>>>> apache > >>>>>>>>>>> addresses. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> So, I have three possible solutions, if the Accumulo devs wish > to > >>>>>>>>> receive > >>>>>>>>>>> build notifications from my instance of Jenkins: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> 1. I use my personal ASF creds on Jenkins to send build > >>>>>>> notifications > >>>>>>>>> as > >>>>>>>>>>> myself. > >>>>>>>>>>> 2. The Accumulo project request the configuration of > >>>>>> notifications@ > >>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>>>>> changed to allow non-apache addresses. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> #2 sounds ideal to me, if possible. Sending build emails to dev > >>>>>>> would > >>>>>>>>>> drive some people to un-subscribe. On the other hand, people > that > >>>>>>> sign > >>>>>>>>> up > >>>>>>>>>> for notifications@ are asking for it. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> My reason for being reluctant to pick #2 as my preference was > that > >> I > >>>>>>>> don't > >>>>>>>>> know what additional burden that might place on the moderators. > >> Plus, > >>>>>>>> INFRA > >>>>>>>>> (or, at least Gavin, on that ticket and in HipChat when I thanked > >> him > >>>>>>> for > >>>>>>>>> clarifying) seemed pretty satisfied with the existing conventions > >> of > >>>>>>>> being > >>>>>>>>> @ > >>>>>>>>> apache.org only. I'd prefer to conform to Foundation-wide > >>>>>> conventions > >>>>>>>> when > >>>>>>>>> it comes to infra stuffs, whenever possible. I know how much work > >> it > >>>>>> is > >>>>>>>> on > >>>>>>>>> INFRA to constantly ask them for special requests which diverge > >> from > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> norm, especially when they are managing so much already. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Breaking conventions within our community like #3 posed would be > >>>>>>>> preferable > >>>>>>>>> to me, rather than breaking Foundation-wide infra conventions. > But, > >>>>>>>> you're > >>>>>>>>> right that it could annoy subscribers. If I remember correctly, > >>>>>> Commons > >>>>>>>> is > >>>>>>>>> one community which does this, sending build notifications to > their > >>>>>> dev > >>>>>>>>> list. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Another option is a new email list. It doesn't even have to be > >>>>>>>>>> ASF-affiliated. It could be some list you personally create > that > >>>>>>> many > >>>>>>>>>> Accumulo devs personally decide to sign up for. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> That's possible. I could set up a list specifically associated > with > >>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>> Jenkins server. It already has an RSS feed, which might be > better, > >>>>>>>> though, > >>>>>>>>> if people want to subscribe to builds that way. The main purpose > of > >>>>>> me > >>>>>>>>> setting it up was to provide direct feedback to this community, > >>>>>> though, > >>>>>>>>> rather than force folks to go seek out that feedback. If the RSS > >> feed > >>>>>>> is > >>>>>>>>> sufficient for people, then that would save me some trouble, > >>>>>> though... > >>>>>>>> it's > >>>>>>>>> certainly the easiest thing to do (nothing). > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Plus, it is also putting notifications in IRC. So maybe, RSS+IRC > is > >>>>>>> more > >>>>>>>>> than enough. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> 3. I configure Jenkins to post to the dev list (if possible). > >>>>>>>>>>> My preference in order is #3, then #2, then #1 last. > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >
