+1, of course. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Adair Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:19 AM To: Cameron Shorter Cc: '[email protected]'; Martin Vivian; Jim Groffen Subject: Re: [Mapbuilder-devel] Proposal: 3 new developers from Lisasoft - PSC, please vote
+1 from me. Mike Cameron Shorter wrote: > mapbuilder-developers, > Lisasoft has won some work to extend Mapbuilder to support a Canadian > Geographic Data Infrastructure Pilot project, and to add KML support > as part of the OGC's OWS5 testbed. > > I have 3 developers from Lisasoft working on this under my technical > guidance: > Eric Lam, > Martin Vivian, > Jim Groffen. > > What I would like to do is give these developers access to the > Mapbuilder sandbox directory to do their development, eventually > merging back to the trunk when the code is reviewed and stable. > > If we were to give these developers access to the mapbuilder > repository immediately, it would break with usual convention of > getting a developer to submit patches first, then being invited to contribute. > However, I think that we starting to see new work processes develop as > people are getting commercial contracts to extend Mapbuilder. (I think > of Jean-Sebastian under Olivier's guidance as another example). > Having a developer commit directly to the repository rather than > applying patches is a more efficient way of getting code submitted. > > So I'd like to propose that a new developer can be fast tracked to > "committer" status IF an existing respected developer (or PSC member?) > volunteers to vouch for the new develop's code. > Ie, the Existing developer needs to agree to review the new developers > code before it is committed back into the Mapbuilder trunk or main > development branches. > > +1 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ mapbuilder-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-devel IEM CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PLEASE READ OUR NOTICE: http://www.iem.com/e_mail_confidentiality_notice.html Effective July 15, 2007 IEM Headquarters will have a new physical and mailing address: 8550 United Plaza Blvd, Suite 501 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 225.952.8191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ mapbuilder-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mapbuilder-devel
