Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: > Alexey Petrenko wrote: >>> Sure -- if you want to change the website doc to better reflect reality >>> that would be welcomed. >> OK. > > Hang on - the Authorized Contributor Questionnaire is conceptual in how > we want to manage any exposure issues. The fact that it doesn't > absolutely reflect the layout in SVN is irrelevant.
I think one of us is missing the point... I'm looking at the text in the "Division of Repository" subsection in the page http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/contribution_policy.html it has a schematic representation of the repository that is not precise. I'm *not* suggesting that we change the contribution policy / ACQ. > I'd prefer making any changes to that document until our overall layout > settles down to avoid having to do continual changes. > >> >>> We are actually in the enviable position of receiving some great >>> contributions into the project, which means (1) we are kinda busy >>> integrating this stuff which is more productive than rearranging the >>> stuff we currently have, and (2) it makes it easier for contributors to >>> hit a stationary target than one that changes from week to week. >> Yes. It is so. >> But I believe that we will help contributors if we will strictly >> define repostitory layout. Even without the changes to current one. > > What problem are you really trying to solve? IOW, has this stopped > anyone from contributing? > > If so, please let us know, because there is no need to match the > structure when a contribution is made. Good code is good code, and as > the receiver of the "gift", we're happy to do the work to put into our > project layout, with gratitude. +2 (send good code) >> The following questions are unclear (after reading policy and loking >> into repository): >> 1. Where to put native sources? Inside the module or inside the >> native-src. > > We haven't resolved with 100% certainty, but I think we're in agreement > that in module is preferred. But so far, there has been no compelling > reason to stop what we're doing and move it. > >> 2. Where to put system dependent java sources? >> 3. Where to put system independent native sources? > > We'll figure it out. Right now we have a few good exmaples, and we > should take a hard look and decide. > >> >> Or these questions are does not matter now and commiters can put their >> sources anywhere they want? > > No - we all work together. Committers aren't individual contractors - > we're collaborating to build something we all agree with... > > Contributors, on the other hand, are free to provide to us in any way > they want. We'd be happier if it was more like our structure(s) than > different, but we beggars can't be choosers... :) Agree with all above too. Regards, Tim -- Tim Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Java technology centre, UK.
