Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP XX: Fix the GLEP process

[Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@gentoo.org>]

On Tuesday 13 December 2005 11:06, Jason Stubbs wrote:
> Abstract
>
> The purpose of GLEPs is to coordinate several teams into providing an
> overall enhancement to Gentoo. However, the GLEP itself is written by a
> single person rather than a cooperative effort between the teams.
>
>
> Motivation
>
> Recent GLEPs have attempted to force things on other teams. This just
> doesn't work.
>
>
> Specification
>
> Rather than coming to the ML with a completed GLEP and then asking for
> feedback, a GLEP author should look at the teams involved and then select a
> solicit a member from each team to be responsible for that area of the
> GLEP. The GLEP author may represent any teams they belong to.

A GLEP should list whom has been solicited and provide evidence that each has 
given their explicit approval of the GLEP. A GLEP without explicit approval 
of all teams involved cannot receive managerial approval.

> Rationale
>
> Rather than doing lots of hard work and having it thrown away once it is
> found to be unacceptable by the teams involved, the teams involved share
> the hard work and come up with something acceptable to everybody right from
> the outset.
>
>
> Backwards Compatibility
>
> Nothing
>
>
> Reference Implementation
>
> Just do it.
>
>
> Copyright
>
> Public Domain
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