Of course, my intention is to ease the IP process and help the IP team for reviewer our code.
But I was a little confuse about the various ways to provide the source code. I am still quite new to this process and I may not understand everything at a first glance. Now it is clear for me. Thanks again Wayne. -- Rémi DRUILHE 2017-07-26 17:53 GMT+02:00 Wayne Beaton <[email protected] >: > Having the public record of the contribution is a matter of operating in > an open and transparent manner. > > Attaching the contribution as either straight code or as a patch provides > us with a very convenient and consistent way of keeping track of the > contribution. While Git repositories are relatively durable and commits > can't be tampered with, repositories do disappear, move, get merged, etc. > and it's possible (however improbable) that we may lose track of it. > > In more practical terms, attaching code to the CQ is relatively easy for > you, but relatively time consuming for the IP Team. I think that everybody > will agree that anything that anything that we can do to make the IP Team > just a little more productive is better for everybody. > > So, please follow the instructions and attach the code. > > FWIW, IPZilla is a fairly old system that we put in place long before Git > came onto the scene. We've been talking (informally) internally about an > eventual replacement system which may provide us with some opportunities > for better automation. We haven't opened a bug, but we'll be sure to let > everybody in the community know when we're ready to start getting input > into the process. > > Wayne > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:04 AM, Rémi Druilhe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I successfully pushed my new content to Gerrit and added the link to the >> CQ, in the "Contribution Record" field. Now that the CQ has been sent, the >> IP Genie Eclipse is asking me the source code of the new content. >> >> Because there is already the link to the Gerrit commit in the CQ, should >> I duplicate the source code both in the Gerrit and in the CQ (through an >> attachment as the Genie is asking me to do) ? >> >> -- >> Rémi DRUILHE >> >> 2017-07-25 20:00 GMT+02:00 Wayne Beaton <wayne.beaton@eclipse-foundati >> on.org>: >> >>> IPZilla is a not a publicly-facing property (it's accessible only to >>> Eclipse Foundation committers) and so doesn't count as a transparent means >>> of presenting content to the community. >>> >>> Open source projects should operate in an open and transparent manner. >>> Any content destined for the project's code base should have some public >>> record of contribution. Otherwise, the project is operating (at least in >>> part) hidden from community involvement and so counter to the open source >>> rules of engagement. The initial contribution is a bit of a special case >>> and gets a pass. >>> >>> Please don't use a bogus URL in this field. >>> >>> Let's take the conversation regarding whether or not this field should >>> be optional to Bug 520162 (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs >>> /show_bug.cgi?id=520162). >>> >>> >>> Wayne >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Jens von Pilgrim <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I had the same problem. I simply added a dummy link ( >>>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=00000) ;-) >>>> I would suggest to make that field optional. If there has been a bug or >>>> issue, fine. But if there isn't, you cannot make up something. >>>> At least, the description could be improved. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Jens >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> incubation mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >>>> from this list, visit >>>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Wayne Beaton >>> Director of Open Source Projects >>> The Eclipse Foundation >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> incubation mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >>> from this list, visit >>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> incubation mailing list >> [email protected] >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation >> >> > > > -- > Wayne Beaton > Director of Open Source Projects > The Eclipse Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > incubation mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe > from this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation > >
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