> > On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 14:04, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: > > > I don't think > > > there is anything to forbid a community from temporarily granting CVS > > > access. > > > > ;) > > > > Well, I think our guidelines forbid us. You cannot give someone CVS > > access without giving them all the committer rights and responsibilities > > as well. That's the point of the discussion, innit? > > Yes, it is. > > I regard CVS as the heart of our system. > Would you make a well known surgeon operate your heart without knowing him > first, and being sure he can assist you afterwards?
This is somewhat different - no lives are at stake, the "operation" can be reversed, etc etc. > Personally, I would prefer not have the patch at all, if it means giving > access to the CVS to someone you don't trust. > And if you trust him, there is no time limit. > Nothing prevents him from asking his account to be deleted anyway. > > If you invite someone in the boat with you, it's because you think that > he'll be part of the group, and share roles and responsibilities; I don't > think we need technical "repairmen" here. > I may be wrong, but for me it's a matter of trust, personal trust. don't let a bad example get in the way of the general idea. You should trust this person, and he should trust you. Making him a committer is not the only way to express this trust. > I have been contributing stuff to Cocoon since version 1.7, but never > proposed as a comitter. > Why? > Because I wasn't ready for OS collaboration, and they didn't trust me. > > This made me stronger, and I learned a lot. > Now you made me come in Avalon just on my word and good proposition, and > this is something I will never forget. It has a very strong meaning for me. I can totally relate to that story...I probably wouldn't be here if I hadn't, at one time, been welcomed in the same way. > > I would like that others have these possibilities, that have made me learn a > lot. > I'm afraid that having "technitians" would break up this system. You mean being proposed and accepting to be a "technitian" reduces educational value for beginning OSS developers and reduces the drive for them of becoming committers later? that might just be true. cheers, - Leo -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
