Yes. We need a "Linus Torvalds" for ReactOS. If it worked for Linux, it'll work for ReactOS.
On 15 April 2010 10:53, Peter Millerchip <[email protected]> wrote: > Exactly - so surely if we nominate a "trunk manager" they would > perform that role? That would work, wouldn't it? Their job would be to > accept fully tested patches into trunk, or reject immature or broken > patches. They would be like the "Linus" of ReactOS, the guy who says > whether stuff is good enough to get into trunk or not. > > > On 15 April 2010 10:41, Andrew Faulds <[email protected]> wrote: > > But wait with Linux doesn't it work because there's one person ultimately > > controlling it? > > > > On 15 April 2010 10:37, Peter Millerchip <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> No it wouldn't slow down development, people would just develop on > >> branches at the same speed as they do now. It would just mean that > >> trunk would only get the features when they work, rather than having > >> incomplete and untested code littering it. > >> > >> Don't knock it, it works for the Linux kernel devs ;) > >> > >> > >> 2010/4/15 Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <[email protected]>: > >> > bad one, i guess > >> > that would slow down development a lot > >> > > >> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Peter Millerchip > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Yes, I agree too - trunk should ideally not contain non-working code. > >> >> Maybe non-working drivers belong in a branch until they've been fully > >> >> tested? > >> >> > >> >> Maybe trunk should be locked to everyone except a "trunk manager" who > >> >> accepts patches from people, or merges different branches in to > trunk. > >> >> That way trunk can remain stable and lean. Would that be a good idea, > >> >> or a bad one? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Ros-dev mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Faulds (andrewros) > > http://ajf.me/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ros-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ros-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev > -- Andrew Faulds (andrewros) http://ajf.me/
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