Title: RE: too many "inactive" committers

Perhaps 'active' and 'emeritus'?

http://www.mail-archive.com/general@jakarta.apache.org/msg05435.html

Un saludo,

Alex.

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Russell Butek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Enviado el: martes 28 de mayo de 2002 17:39
> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Asunto: Re: too many "inactive" committers
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> What are we trying to accomplish?  There is nothing
> technically wrong with
> having inactive committers.  It does not restrict new blood. 
> Is it merely
> a perception problem?  If so, where does that perception come
> from?  The
> web page listing committers?  It would be much less drastic to simply
> change this web page, perhaps list committers in two columns:
>  active and
> inactive.
>
> Russell Butek
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> James M Snell/Fresno/IBM@IBMUS on 05/28/2002 10:23:56 AM
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> To:    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Subject:    Re: too many "inactive" committers
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> +1 on this.  Some of us sleepers still have an active interest in the
> project but no time to dedicate.  Having those extra unused accounts
> sitting out there is a security risk, despite the changes made a while
> back.  I'd say ping the sleepers and see if they intend to
> make an active
> contribution in the near future.  If not, remove them from
> the list.  If
> they say yes, but still don't commit after a while, remove
> them from the
> list.  Any code contributions I may make will be filtered through the
> various other IBMers in the group so feel free to remove my
> name from the
> contributor list.
>
> - James M Snell/Fresno/IBM
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> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To:     <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc:
> Subject:        Re: too many "inactive" committers
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> No, I'm serious: I think it makes absolute sense to clean up
> committer lists every once in a while- people become active
> with the good intention of being active for ever. However,
> reality beats them down often.
>
> Getting new blood flowing thru the project is critical to
> good health IMO!
>
> Cutting out all the "sleeper" developers would highlight the
> real status of the Axis committer community and hopefully
> that'll encourage more people to become active.
>
> Sanjiva.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R J Scheuerle Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: too many "inactive" committers
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> > I don't think its necessary to de-committerize you Sanjiva :-).
> >
> > Please stay!
> >
> > Rich Scheuerle
> > XML & Web Services Development
> > 512-838-5115  (IBM TL 678-5115)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Sanjiva Weerawarana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > 05/27/2002 06:50 PM
> > Please respond to axis-dev
> >
> >
> >         To:     "Axis Development List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >         cc:
> >         Subject:        too many "inactive" committers
> >
> >
> >
> > I sense that there's concern that there are too many inactive
> > committers on axis-dev.
> >
> > I'm definitely one of the culprits. I volunteer to become a non-
> > committer to help reduce the "deadwood." Can someone please
> > "de-committerize" me?
> >
> > Hopefully having fewer inactive committers will help get more
> > "new blood" into this project.
> >
> > Sanjiva.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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