+1. Kalle
> -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Schofield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:11 PM > To: MyFaces Development > Subject: Re: Sandbox > > I propose that we go ahead and create a sandbox area and at a > minimum it can be used by committers (such as myself) who > have existing code they want to get feedback on. Those that > want to contribute a component and work within the confines > of the sandbox rules (a myfaces committer has to commit your > code and patches) can also volunteer components. > > Can we agree on this principle? I will come up with a > proposal for a specific SVN structure this weekend but for > now we need agreement on the concept. > > sean > > > On 5/15/05, Martin Marinschek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, I think that should finally be sorted out ;) > > > > And we will try to err to the best of the ASF, promised. > > > > regards, > > > > Martin > > > > On 5/16/05, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 5/15/05, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's not a question of what you *think* you can > maintain. If you > > > > > bring an external code base into the ASF repository, > you *must > > > > > be committed* - as a community, not one or two > individuals - to > > > > > maintaining it and resolving any technical issues, not to > > > > > mention resolving any legal issues *before* it > touches the ASF > > > > > repository. If there is even a hint that this is not > the case, you should go through the incubator. > > > > > > > > In the case of Jesse's SF code it doesn't sound like > incubator is > > > > required. This is based on Craig's detailed > explanation as well > > > > as common sense. According to Craig it is fine for a few > > > > individuals to work off list on things and then offer > them to the > > > > community for inclusion. Its up to the PMC to decide > whether or > > > > not that code should then go in the sandbox or could be added > > > > directly to the source code proper. > > > > > > According to Craig, it is fine for *committers* to work > of list and then ... > > > > > > I haven't reviewed Jesse's SF code. But if it's on the scale of > > > custom JSP tag, then you might have Jesse file a CLA and > accept the > > > donation directly to the MyFaces project. If the contribution is > > > more than a tag library, with several interacting tags, then it > > > might be significant enough to pass through the Incubator. > > > > > > Whether you put the component into the trunk, or into a > sandbox, is > > > a separate issue than whether the project or the > incubator accepts > > > the donation. > > > > > > Some projects use a sandbox to develop new code and then decide > > > whether to make it part of the standard distribution > (merge it with > > > the trunk). > > > > > > The Incubator Project is the Foundation's "front controller" for > > > significant, or extra-ordinary, code donations. > > > > > > HTH (really I do!), Ted :) > > > > > >
