Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:53:43 +0000 > Dave Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Joshua D. Drake wrote: >>> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:27:42 +0000 >>> Dave Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Why not Hackers? Noone is a 'member' of anything except core or >>>> mayber the web/infrastructure team. >>> Define Hacker. And I could argue that some are members of PGDG. >> Says he who only the other day muttered something about how PGDG >> wasn't a defined entity :-) > > I believe the term was "legal" entity (If it wasn't that is what I > should of wrote). Which is true. We are however a "community". > >>> What >>> about those who provide just as much time and energy in advocacy as >>> others do on -heackers? What about people that are working on >>> external projects only such as Slony or PLproxy? >> The latter are still hackers using the definition we're likely to >> agree on (ie. not a cracker). Both groups are 'Contributors' though. >> Maybe just use 'Regular contributors' and 'Occasional contributors'. >> Or major and minor. Or something entirely different. > > > Now that seems reasonable. > > Core > Regular contributors > Occasional contributors > Past contributors > > Core and Regular should be on the same page. > Occasional and Past on another? (At a minimum we can't have Past on > the same page it would get too large).
Man, I'm glad I DB:ified that page a couple of months back :-P Do we really need separate pages, though? We already have the distinction that major developers (in your case, that would be Regular ones, I guess) are listed in full details, and other contributors are just listed with name. I still think we should keep "Hackers Emeritus" (you may rename it). The people on that list are way more than just "past contributors" IMHO. > I don't like major and minor because a one line patch that saves > someone from loosing all there data is a major contribution but we may > never hear from the person again. We don't generally add anybody who just provides a single patch, ever. They go in the release notes, but we only add people who've been around for a while to this list at all. I think, at least, but as has already been told there are no strict policies... //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq