I think you analysis is spot on. The only think I would change is the
"how" section at the top. I'd rather see that to commit you need
either 3 +1 (no -1s) from a committer or 72 hours pass which ever
happens first unless there is active discussion. Also, I'd strongly
suggest one complains loudly if they get no comments after 48 hours.
-dain
On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:47 PM, David Blevins wrote:
So anyone have any thoughts on this? I'll assume there's no
support unless I hear otherwise.
-David
On Aug 23, 2006, at 1:14 PM, David Blevins wrote:
On Aug 22, 2006, at 6:56 PM, David Blevins wrote:
I'd be more inclined to talk about what we want to apply it to
and how.
More thoughts on the "where" and "how" topic.
So far my thoughts on "how"; review to your satisfaction and +1,
72 hour cut off.
As far as "where" ....
I'm inclined to say "at your discretion" where the following are
encouraged:
- Significant new functionality
- Significant changes
- Patches from Contributors
- Borderline "fixes" to a stable branch
Whether or not it merits RTC would be at your discretion. It is to
your advantage in these situations because:
- "Significant new functionality" and "Significant changes": It's a
"Get out of jail free" card. Having more people understand your
code keeps you from spending all day on the user list. You do
support your code on the user list, right?
- "Patches from Contributors": Getting three votes for your patches
is not a bad way to, in time, get your three votes to be a
committer. Let's be clear, someone who commits all your patches
with no review from others on the project isn't doing you any
favors. It's in your interest to push to get your votes on every
patch.
- "Borderline 'fixes' to a stable branch": It's a given you will
think everything you want to put in a stable branch is important.
But, is it a fix or is it a new feature? If you think others may
disagree, you may want to put it up for review or you may find
yourself running the TCK all alone with no help.
Those are the advantages you stand to gain should you choose to
use RTC for any of the above situations. RTC is not the only way
to get the above benefits, so it is at your discretion whether or
not your situation merits it.
My pragmatic take on RTC for the moment.
-David
