Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

> > > > > > From: Nicholas Chammas [via Apache Spark Developers List] [mailto:ml-node+ > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ml-node%2B');>[hidden email] > <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node=19322=0>] > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2016 12:42 AM &g

Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

rs List] [mailto: > ml-node+ <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ml-node%2B');>[hidden email] > <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node=19322=0>] > *Sent:* Saturday, October 08, 2016 12:42 AM > *To:* Mendelson, Assaf > *Subject:* Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split

Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

Ah yes, on a given JIRA issue the number of watchers is often a better indicator of community interest than votes. But yeah, it could be any metric or formula we want, as long as it yielded a "reasonable" bar to cross for unsolicited contributions to get committer review--or at the very least a

Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

I really like the idea of using jira votes (and/or watchers?) as a filter! On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Nicholas Chammas wrote: > I agree with Cody and others that we need some automation — or at least an > adjusted process — to help us manage organic contributions

Re: Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

I agree with Cody and others that we need some automation — or at least an adjusted process — to help us manage organic contributions better. The objections about automated closing being potentially abrasive are understood, but I wouldn’t accept that as a defeat for automation. Instead, it seems

Improving volunteer management / JIRAs (split from Spark Improvement Proposals thread)

Matei asked: > I agree about empowering people interested here to contribute, but I'm > wondering, do you think there are technical things that people don't want to > work on, or is it a matter of what there's been time to do? It's a matter of mismanagement and miscommunication. The