Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: >From: "Leo Simons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>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. > to me the point that Pier was trying to get accross that I agreed with is that there is sometimes work that happens outside of CVS worthy of committership (and/or that should require committership) irrelevant of CVS access.
>Would you make a well known surgeon operate your heart without knowing him >first, and being sure he can assist you afterwards? >If you do, usually it's for emergencies... like wanting some 20MB patch to >be in CVS and not having time to do it. > > >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. > > Agreed. >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. > > Agreed. >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 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. > > Well spoken! >-- >Nicola Ken Barozzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - verba volant, scripta manent - > (discussions get forgotten, just code remains) >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>