How about we issue a "strongly worded letter?" ;-) Seriously though, when I first subscribed to the lists, I balked at the volume of incoming mail. I still needed to read it so I set up filters to sort it. I'm sure Si could do the same.
I agree he should retain his commit privileges, but I also believe he needs to participate in the dev list (at least). -Adrian --- On Fri, 8/15/08, David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: svn commit: r686301 - in /ofbiz/trunk/framework/webapp: > dtd/site-conf.xsd src/org/ofbiz/webapp/control/ConfigXMLReader.java > src/org/ofbiz/webapp/control/RequestHandler.java > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 9:01 PM > On Aug 15, 2008, at 2:20 PM, Adam Heath wrote: > > > Scott Gray wrote: > >> Forwarding since Si doesn't subscribe to the > dev list > > > > Er, he has commit access, but doesn't subscribe? > Should this be > > disallowed? > > There are definitely people that have a problem with this, > and it is a > weird situation. It is true that all committers should > follow the dev > list and watch for things for them, as well as for things > that relate > to things they have worked on. They should also monitor the > commits > list to monitor all changes to areas of the project they > are familiar > with. > > Unfortunately Si seems to have chosen not to do this, and > not to stay > involved in this way with OFBiz. It's also unfortunate > that he doesn't > discuss his changes a whole lot, and issues do tend to come > up with > them that are often not resolved or not adequately > resolved. In other > words, he usually uses his commit privileges to get things > into the > project quickly for his convenience and isn't really > participating in > the community. > > While unfortunate, what to do about it is another question. > Should the > PMC really vote to remove his commit privileges? My guess > is no, that > wouldn't be a good action or conducive to community > building. > > So instead we keep a close eye on his commits, knowing that > dues to > his infrequent community interactions and commits that he > may have a > harder time with things that he puts in. Along with this, > as Scott > mentioned, he does contribute valuable things here and > there and that > is great for the project. There are other people in this > boat to, and > really all committers should review the work of other > committers for > the sake of the project. > > Anyway, it's something on the back-burner and not > something that there > seems to be something to do about right away, and whether > there is > anything the PMC could do to improve the situation or not > is still a > big question. > > -David
