On Apr 6, 2009, at 10:09, Chris Meller wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > <snip> > > Please take that statement in the following context: > > PMC members, you are the custodians of the Habari code. If you agree > to commit code that you don't understand, SHAME ON YOU. > > Frankly, it didn't occur to me that the remark would be taken > outside of that context. If we're bringing people onto the PMC who > we think are so bereft of pride in their work, then I haven't > noticed it. Have you? > > > I don't think it's a lack of pride in their work, it's just a lack > of understanding of the possible implications. They want to help > keep things like patches from going stale, so they end up committing > things they aren't familiar enough with to know are bad ideas. > Ignorance vs. maliciousness.
Point taken. Either way, PMC members should take this as a STRONG admonition. Don't commit code you don't understand, whatever your motives. If someone asks you to commit code, be up front about the fact that you don't comprehend the implications, and that's a valid reason for refusing (or, rather deferring to someone else) a patch. -- Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long. (Leonard Bernstein) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
