From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA3201387A6 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:11:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C07B3E0A80; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:11:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-f181.google.com (mail-qc0-f181.google.com [209.85.216.181]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DB9E3E0A64 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:11:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f181.google.com with SMTP id w4so2682239qcr.40 for ; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:11:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=K5N3MwZIYt6Ljehc5Xct+DKNuljZ5JOtLcxDNvdgqo8=; b=Edj0RAuP8XRciQyWigaU3LmuBCTxRRM3+YuWbuRN4VVXgjKw4id9ACT7h45vLPlt+c i0TmAb3VkLI+5jX/DLGMA0OLmRRXP36lJ+O73mpRKLkbWajEAUOjba/yC8abd9JG8yjI Qxo6qgbAnRNrnH0gmMdk2ui7SJrJBTBQzw9+4Fbl15OWo5u6cmwcI3xVI7ImMi2ag0VN W7xxB2bvQLPKIcW2wacSpkyGDImRkFki0GaCNTvS/C69nmsWd5tqzVQ3L0Cn7qTGFcn3 DjgKSDgDzznXQC6ueYc91xrObIppZi6LOWT8bNP5R3VdJD+8wCQMKy1kZZ6BeN0unP7+ R/xw== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.22.75 with SMTP id m11mr6453392qab.27.1383336698060; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:11:38 -0700 (PDT) Sender: alon.barlev@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.105.14 with HTTP; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:11:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20131101200608.29010.qmail@stuge.se> References: <50AF84E9.2020608@gentoo.org> <50AF8916.9070004@gentoo.org> <50B1C234.40609@gentoo.org> <50B23CA4.90506@gentoo.org> <20131031170825.23388.qmail@stuge.se> <20131101161842.1257b1f3@TOMWIJ-GENTOO> <20131101194936.27426.qmail@stuge.se> <20131101195353.27828.qmail@stuge.se> <20131101200608.29010.qmail@stuge.se> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 22:11:38 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: POxKFcE8pKw6XIb_urPGiYDashc Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] open season on other-dev's packages -- policy change? From: Alon Bar-Lev To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: 60e07c69-7233-4c00-9b9d-4fcf239a4308 X-Archives-Hash: ef7a66cbb05de6c6696255e500cc733a On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Peter Stuge wrote: > Alon Bar-Lev wrote: >> >> It matters a whole lot if I have to wait for someone else to >> >> unblock me, in practice that completely demotivates me to >> >> contribute back, and I would simply work around the block. >> > >> > To clarify this point; contributing fixes back must always be the >> > least effort of all ways to implement the fix in my own system. >> > Optimize for the (desired) common case. Anything else pushes >> > contributions away. >> >> Just for me to understand, do you suggest everyone can commit into >> the tree? >> >> Or do you want to join in as a developer? >> >> Or something else? > > I'm discussing the policies for Gentoo developers, stating my > preferences and opinions under the assumption that my contributions > to such a discussion are receivable and maybe even appreciated > regardless of whether I ever become a developer or not. > Sure, but I may missed what you recommended... not exist in the thread... Blind commit without review of maintainer? More maintainers? More proxies? I understand that you want to shorten the time between bug opening and commit... but I do not understand what you suggest... > > //Peter >