I agree rb is silly for small patches

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey Henry,
>
> Yep agreed. Assume that's the case I would say unless someone
> objects :)
>
> In which case, talk and communicate, yadda, yadda, which you
> already know.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Saputra <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 9:00 PM
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: a discussion of dev process
>
> >Ah no, I meant that when someone submit a  patch he or she shouldn't
> >required to create rb entry. It should be used as reccomended way to
> >submit
> >patch to help review
> >
> >- Henry
> >
> >On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Henry,
> >>
> >> I don't understand your comment -- isn't Review Board useless without
> >> a patch?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Chris
> >>
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> >> Chris Mattmann, Ph.D.
> >> Senior Computer Scientist
> >> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
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> >> University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Henry Saputra <[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> >> Reply-To: "[email protected] <javascript:;>" <
> >> [email protected] <javascript:;>>
> >> Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 7:07 PM
> >> To: "[email protected] <javascript:;>" <
> >> [email protected] <javascript:;>>
> >> Subject: Re: a discussion of dev process
> >>
> >> >+1 for it as long as patches are not required to create reviewboard
> >>entry.
> >> >It should be used as tool to help review large patches such as new
> >> >features
> >> >or refactor some code.
> >> >
> >> >- Henry
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Hyunsik Choi <[email protected]>
> >>wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I've requested the reviewboard. As we've been doing so far, we can
> >>use
> >> >>jira
> >> >> in order to share the patch and review it. In addition, we will be
> >>able
> >> >>to
> >> >> use reviewboard.
> >> >>
> >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-6084
> >> >>
> >> >> - hyunsik
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Hyunsik Choi <[email protected]>
> >> >>wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi Guys,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Actually, I agree with Mattmann in that not all patches need to be
> >> >> > reviewed. Also, I agree with Jakob in that we should avoid the
> >> >>problems
> >> >> > caused by unexpected commits.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > How about this? Basically, we use RTC with only +1 vote passing
> >>before
> >> >> > merging a patch to master branch (i.e., trunk in svn term). Also,
> >>some
> >> >> > cases (e.g., trivial changes and site updates) do not require +1.
> >> >>This is
> >> >> > very simple. This approach will let us to avoid the significant
> >> >>problem
> >> >> > caused by unexpected commits, while it will mitigate the stress of
> >> >>heavy
> >> >> > process. Of course, each committer by itself has to determine
> >>whether
> >> >>a
> >> >> > patch is trivial or not. Since the committers will have the
> >>capability
> >> >> for
> >> >> > this, it may be not problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Also, I think that three steps (creating a branch,  working, and
> >> >>merging
> >> >> > the patch to master with consensus) suggested by Chris are very
> >>cool.
> >> >>We
> >> >> > can use this approach for some works. This approach will be also a
> >> >> > convenient way to share on-going patches. In addition, this
> >>approach
> >> >>can
> >> >> > encourage two or more committers to collaborate on the same work.
> >>In
> >> >>some
> >> >> > cases, it can make some synergy.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Hyunsik
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 3:56 AM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) <
> >> >> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hi Guys,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It's up to you. I've never been a fan of project bylaws.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> To me they "anticipate" things needing clarifying whereas to me,
> >> >> >> the discussions on list, the meetings at ApacheCon, the day to day
> >> >> >> interactions that occur however, are much more socially fun, and
> >> >> >> wholly enjoyable to participate in then:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "According to bylaw G, you are an X committer, in a year, you can
> >> >> become a
> >> >> >> PMC member, etc."
> >> >> >> "Per the bylaws, which are different than the general Apache
> >> >>guidelines,
> >> >> >> VOTEs are required
> >> >> >> to have a x/4 majority, except for Tuesday, on which" blah blah
> >>blah
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Anyone object to simply stating those above along with social
> >>graces,
> >> >> >> and communication, are the bylaws for the project?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> S
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