Greg Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As a Granter of Karma (ba-boom...), I don't mind this. I really don't think
> the addition of committers is all that frequent. *Maybe* one a week? (after
> the initial onslaught) If it gets problematic, then we have two approaches:
> 
> 1) use tools to ease karma management
> 2) remove karma commit restrictions and move to "adult" mode
> 
> I'd take option (1). A while ago (geez, maybe just a day or two? :-), I
> thought that using the "we're all adults" mode would be workable. But then I
> realized that it actually isn't. A non-committer might commit "just that
> teeny little patch; what's the problem?" Do that a couple more times. But
> then, some day, commit one that is just on the boundary of Right. At that
> point, it then becomes real ugly. "but I've committed little patches before"
> "but that one wasn't Right" "huh? it is a little change!" etc etc
> 
> As a result, I think that a more drawn out line might be important.

+1 

It's like locking your doors--help to keep the honest people honest by
not tempting them in the first place.

-Fitz

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