I'm fine with implicit-ack.

donald

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Paul Jakma <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Nov 2015, Donald Sharp wrote:
>
> So question:
>>
>> What constitutes an ack?  I posted up 60 odd patches over the last few
>> days
>> and only have gotten some conversation around 2-3 of those patches.  Are
>> the rest, by omission, assumed to be ok then?
>>
>
> My vote is for "No outstanding questions or objections == accepted" - with
> the conditional erring towards not accepting in case of
> ambiguity/doubt/uncertainty.
>
> So yeah, if no one says anything, it goes in. Note "This looks like it
> needs review" would be a valid objection.
>
> I.e. the default is a "fast-track" acceptance path, but if someone -
> *anyone* - cares then they can "derail" a patch to a longer discussion (to
> borrow terms from Sun development processes). That'd be my vote anyway.
>
> My issue with requiring positive acks is that it'll be easier for some
> than others to get them. Though, it is still really good signal to get ACKs
> on patches.
>
> Seems to me it's easier to filter stuff out than tracking Acks though, and
> I suspect people tend to be more motivated to hit reply when they don't
> think something is completely right, than when something is acceptable.
>
> But, if more people want an explicit-acceptance system rather than
> default-in+filter-on-comments....
>
> regards,
> --
> Paul Jakma      [email protected]  @pjakma Key ID: 64A2FF6A
> Fortune:
> Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall.
>
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