and we expect the same outcome either way too!!! (well integrated/well packaged)
On 7/12/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2005, at 8:32 PM, Alan D. Cabrera wrote: > > > Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote, On 7/12/2005 8:43 AM: > > > > > >> > >> On Jul 11, 2005, at 10:56 PM, Alan D. Cabrera wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> All code donations go into > >>> > >>> /geronimo/incubator/donationx/* > >>> > >>> The contributors would get restricted committer access to their > >>> project; granting committer access gives us better visibility > >>> how well the person works in a community setting. They and, > >>> hopefully Geronimo committers, would whip it into shape. The > >>> community would provide guidance and, hopefully, vote it into > >>> Geronimo once its ready and all the appropriate paper work was > >>> obtained. > >>> The "probationary" committers would, hopefully, get voted into > >>> Geronimo, regardless of their projects status. I have never > >>> heard of a motivated developer not getting committer access. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I'd like to propose a slight modification. That we give them > >> committer access w/o a formal, restricted ACL, but a clear > >> understanding that there's a place where they are bring brought in > >> to work, and if they wish to participate elsewhere, they do so > >> via standard engagement of working with others, learning about > >> the area, proposing changes on dev@ etc, until they and others > >> are comfortable, etc. > >> > >> Any change can be vetoed, and any change can be rolled back. I > >> think we should assume a level of trust, and if broken, commit > >> priv can be revoked. > >> > >> Just consider for a little while. I believe that this won't be a > >> popular suggestion, but the risk is small, and the upside great, > >> it keeps things simple, and I believe leads to a more unified, > >> richer community. :) > >> > > > > > > I don't think that the extended privs would necessarily lead to "a > > more unified, richer community" but would, instead, increase the > > burden on those Geronimo committers charged with monitoring the > > contribution under probation. > > > > Why? we have the same responsibility to the codebase either way. > > geir > > > -- > Geir Magnusson Jr +1-203-665-6437 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Davanum Srinivas -http://blogs.cocoondev.org/dims/
