Thanks, Rob, et al., On 13-04-03, at 22:22 , Peter Junge <peter.ju...@gmx.org> wrote:
>>>> >>>> One way of implementing this would be to look at all commits for the >>> past 6 >>>> months (or 1 year?) and remove authorization on /trunk, /tag and >>> /branches >>>> for those who have not made commits. But preserve authorization for the >>>> website directories. >>>> >>>> Thoughts? >>>> >>>> -Rob >>>> > In OOo we used SSH2. We also limited actual inclusion to code that had been reviewed by a small coterie of project managers. This last part—that that group of elites was another way of saying, "Sun" or, later, "Oracle," led to displeasure. But not exactly because of the hierarchical system but because it was perceived that that system allowed Sun to control things while claiming open source openness. Whatever the merits of the critiques, having multiple layers of review and using SSH2 (which I rather like, as I don't like passwords at all, having read far too much Schneier) is one step. I'd also concur with the idea of scrubbing the lists of nonactive committers. That set would include me. I have not made any commits to the code (or anything) in the last year, at least. The point here is not to diminish any kind of democratic spirit or innovation but rather to ensure that the code we call ours (AOO) is really just ours and not a trap for the unwary—malware. The problem with traps like that is that rumour of their existence is almost as bad as their presence. I've had more than one discussion with government officials who said they could not use OO because they could not absolutely guarantee the license or sanctity of the code. I was able to convince them of both, but the point is that this sort of anxiety, fuelled by vicious minds, can only be dismissed with facts. And if you have doubts, just look to see how BlackDuck earns its profits. Enterprise adoption of open source is not seen as risk free. BTW, in OOo, Web directories were treated a little differently, than code but I argued for even stronger differentiation. -louis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
