OK there are enough +1 here so I don't think we need any more votes. I just wanted to get a sense before I proposed a formal vote with a specific SVN layout in mind. I will call an official vote once I think through the SVN stuff.
sean On 5/19/05, Manfred Geiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 > > -Manfred > > 2005/5/19, Sean Schofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 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 :) > > > > > > > > > >
