On 2005-01-28, Chris I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > _Michael Lefevre_ spoke thusly: [snip] >> Even when you have a CVS account, you can't "just fix" things - you still >> have to get any changes you want to make approved. > > Could you further explain that? Would I still have to file a bug?
Exactly how it's supposed to work has never been very clear to me, but I think in theory you file a bug, attach a patch, get it reviewed by whoever is responsible for the page (if the page doesn't have an author listed, then look at who wrote the page and/or has edited it a lot before, and failing that then ask website-drivers), and then check it in the change (i.e. the same process as for the code). In practice, it seems people aren't too bothered about the formalities, as long as you have the agreement from whoever is responsible for the page - whether that's discussion in a bug, by email, on IRC or whatever. The agreement may be for a specific change, or might be of the form of "go ahead and fix up whatever you think is necessary on this page". If, for example, someone has previously agreed to include a link to your own site and then your URL changes, it'd probably be safe enough to assume that you can fix the link yourself. Running around fixing up links on random pages that nobody has looked at for years without getting permission for each page first, on the other hand, would probably get you in trouble. It seems to be generally preferred that people take on a chunk of work on something specific and useful as part of the bigger picture, rather than tinkering with small things that take longer to get permission for than to fix. Note that this is all based on my impression, so don't blame me if someone revokes your CVS access (as and when you get it) based on it. :) -- Michael _______________________________________________ mozilla-documentation mailing list [email protected] http://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-documentation
