Thanks Chris for your questions.
I'm interested to learn more about image sources as it would complement my
experience in database sources (JDBCC) such as Oracle and PostgreSQL. Keen to
get my teeth in the DB2 module also.
My more immediate areas of interest are around the build process. Upgrading
dependencies, plugins. Full support for Maven3 and JDK7.
Documentation needs attention also.
PR#208 is one I have submitted that has been sitting around for a while. PR#217
and PR#18 submitted by others seems good. I have a concern that PR#217 might
break backwards compatibility.
Brett
From: chol...@openplans.org [mailto:chol...@openplans.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Holmes
Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 1:17 PM
To: Brett Walker
Cc: geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Geotools-devel] Pull Request Policy
Welcome Brett!
As you can tell we get too many requests from people who aren't actually
interested in joining up and helping out. When I first read your message I
actually suspected you might be up for contributing, but I can see how it was
ambiguous. Would have been good to mention the pull request you made, since it
looks like a couple core devs were excited about it. I'm glad you're up for the
gift economy that is open source.
I think our unofficial rule is (or at least was, it's been way too long since
I've committed to GeoTools) to have at least two or three solid, reasonably
sized patches before commit access. I see your PR at
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/208, would be good to link to the
patches you've done in the past.
But now that everyone knows you're interested in becoming a committer and
helping out I'd guess someone will be inclined to review your PR much sooner.
So I'd say just poke people on your PR's, with offers to help out on issues
they wish were done. And when you make new PR's just poke the list with what
it's about.
Sounds like you have great experience for GeoTools though, so will be really
great to have you aboard. I'm also curious about what areas of GeoTools you're
interested in. Is it just the parts you have experience in? Or are there newer
topics you're interested in diving in to? There are definitely some key areas
of GeoTools where we only have one or two expert, so would be great if you're
interested in some of those.
Chris
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Brett Walker
<brett.wal...@geometryit.com<mailto:brett.wal...@geometryit.com>> wrote:
Hi Jody,
I take this as an invitation to request commit access. May I have commit access
please?
A bit about myself.
My name is Brett Walker from Hobart, Tasmania. I work for Geometry
(http://www.geometryit.com/) that has an expertise in spatial applications, for
nearly 10 years. I have be a using Java, much longer, almost twenty years. And
I have experience with other languages such as assembly, C/C++ & .NET.
Geometry developed a product called Exposure that is very similar to GeoServer.
Our reliance on Exposure for spatial solution has diminished as Geometry has
turned towards GeoServer and Geotools for providing solutions. I have
contributed small patches to GeoTools in the past.
I have had exposure to a number of Web Service Technologies and various
Database technologies, particular Oracle and PostgreSQL.
I would be helping GeoTools outside of company time and not constrained by
copyright/licence agreements with Geometry. I have no agenda driven by company
needs or other concerns.
This is an offer of assistance in the spirit of the Open Source community. I
want to help. I would like to be come just a committer and, not at the moment,
have additional responsibilities such as a module maintainer.
GeoTools is a large body of work. I have lots to learn but am very willing.
While this is brief, I am open to further queries.
Please consider my request for commit access,
Brett
-----Original Message-----
From: Jody Garnett
[mailto:jody.garn...@gmail.com<mailto:jody.garn...@gmail.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013 8:09 AM
To: Brett Walker
Cc: Geotools-Devel list
Subject: Re: [Geotools-devel] Pull Request Policy
Same as a patch in Jira - should have a test case, subject to volunteer time,
etc...
Pull request coming in via our change control procedure are planned during our
bi-weekly meeting, and in the case of GeoSolutions API change the subject of
scheduling. In this case geotools is entering lockdown shortly, so as a
volunteer I want to see any API changed done *now* so it does not wait 6 months.
We have a small number of active participants, if your organization needs more
timely service consider taking part in the project (as a module maintainer or
obtaining commit access). Some groups that have restrictions on programming in
public go the commercial support option.
We're there any pull requests in particular you were concerned with?
--
Jody Garnett
On 26/06/2013, at 7:39 AM, Brett Walker
<brett.wal...@geometryit.com<mailto:brett.wal...@geometryit.com>> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the policy/procedure/expectation for pull requests that have been
> submitted for more than a couple of weeks?
>
> There are a number of pull requests that have been sitting 'dormant' for a
> while. Do they sit forever open with no feedback, or should they be closed,
> with comment, if not found suitable.
>
> It seems that pull requests from developers with commit access have
> preference with daylight second.
>
> Ignoring worthwhile patches could appear to give the cold shoulder to the
> wider community.
>
> Your thoughts please,
> Brett
>
> Sent from my iPad
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