A few of us (Bernard, Brad Nicholes, and myself) were musing on IRC
about the etiquette of STATUS file edits. We decided that this is
better discussed on the wider list, and I was volunteered to broach
the issue (lucky me). So to get things started, here are a few things
that *I* think would be useful. These are suggestions only--I'm in no
position to dictate anything to anyone.
Suggestion 1) The +1, +0 and -1 votes get one line apiece, for a
total of 3 lines. See below for an example.
Suggestion 2) Don't mess with other people's votes.
Suggestion 3) A vote of +1 does not need comment. If committing a
vote of +0 or -1, a comment as to why is *strongly* encouraged. The
comment can be either on the voting line, or immediately after the
stanza. See below for an example.
Suggestion 4) When a backport has been accepted, move the entire
stanza into a CHANGES file (or something similar), along with a date
stamp.. This should be done when the changes are actually committed
to that branch, not when the votes are cast. This also means that a
CHANGES file needs to be created.
So, any thoughts or comments? These are, as a I said, suggestions
only. I'm quite willing to be convinced of other behavior.
Example for #1 and #3 above:
* gmond: Frobnicate the quazzle before inducticating the bibblebop.
http://ganglia.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ganglia?view=rev&revision=-9999
+1: hawson
-1: Tom, Dick, Harry
+0: Mr. Bill
Tom: Inducitacting should happen before the frobnication.
Harry: The quazzle should be checked for extra widgets before frobnication.
Mr. Bill: Oh no!
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