On Jul 23, 2011, at 9:29 AM, IngridvdM wrote: > Please find my comments inline. > > Am 23.07.2011 14:45, schrieb Marcus (OOo): >> I think Christian is right. It's about to close the gate for being a >> *initial* committer. Not the *normal* committer status. >> > I don't have gotten that wrong. I was talking about the initial committers > too. > >> And for this we have to define a deadline. My suggestion is still end of >> July or latestly end of August. >> > No given reason has convinced me of the necessity of a deadline here.
While there is ample reason to have a generous deadline, I haven't heard a good reason not to have a deadline. > >> When you have entered your name on the list on the beginning and haven't >> answered back until today (even not to say "sorry, I need a bit more >> time"), then IMHO it's time for a deadline. Maybe if we were able to understand why some of these individuals have delayed it would help. Regards, Dave > >> >> Marcus >> >> >> >> Am 07/23/2011 01:29 PM, schrieb Christian Lohmaier: >>> Hi Ingrid, *, >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM, IngridvdM<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I disagree with you in the opinion that the door needs to be closed >>>> some day >>>> and that people need to be sorted out. This can easily be felt to be >>>> very >>>> alienating, without any positive effect. >>> >>> I strongly disagree here. The door is not closed as written many times >>> already. >>> >>>> Lets choose the example that an initial commiter signs up the iCLA >>>> only next >>>> year. The reasons are pointless. >>> >>> No, not at all, you cannot be an *INITIAL* committer if you're not >>> part of it from the very beginning. >>> >>>> The ones that have signed the iCLA can simply fully work already. Those >>>> who have not signed the iCLA can contribute via mail and the user wiki. >>> >>> Yes. But not as *initial* committers. >>> >>>> So lets not waste our time with processes to prevent something that >>>> is of no >>>> harm. >>> >>> It is doing harm. Having "fake" committers/supporters that only exist >>> on paper is doing big harm (in perception, reputation of the whole >>> project). > > There can be a difference in number between initial committers and > 'completed' committers in both cases. Whether we put a deadline on this or > not does not change that. > And I think it is not ok to call those who have not completed the legal paper > work yet to be 'fake' committers. > > Kind regards, > Ingrid > >>> >>> ciao >>> Christian >> >
