Re: [Sugar-devel] Patches -- Process and Culture

2013-03-28 Thread David Farning
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Daniel Narvaez dwnarv...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, want to start on that kind of analysis? :) James' self analysis is spot on. We all wear several 'hats' Sugar contributor, Employee or volunteer, person, . These hats bring bias which affect our decision

[Sugar-devel] Patches -- Process and Culture

2013-03-27 Thread David Farning
Daniel Narvaez reopened an interesting thread that comes up every couple of years -- patch approval. This is an interesting and important issue to both the Sugar community and the OLPC ecosystem. In parallel to patch process, a discussion about culture might be beneficial. Sugar and OLPC are

Re: [Sugar-devel] Patches -- Process and Culture

2013-03-27 Thread Daniel Narvaez
Hey, want to start on that kind of analysis? :) I've been considering some cultural factors but they are not related to prestige and moneys, so they are probably pretty different from what you have in mind here. On Wednesday, 27 March 2013, David Farning wrote: Daniel Narvaez reopened an

Re: [Sugar-devel] Patches -- Process and Culture

2013-03-27 Thread James Cameron
I'd just like to point out that when I add a Signed-off-by: to a patch on Sugar, unless stated (by an OLPC ticket number or otherwise) I think I'm doing it for technical reasons to benefit Sugar, and not to support the OLPC ecosystem. I shall be more aware of perceptions of bias now. Thanks for