On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:52 AM, David Haslam wrote:
> Are we open source or aren't we?
This is a leading, rhetorical question, playing on the word open. But I'll try
to answer.
Open refers to the distribution and use of the code, not to any policies
regarding its development. In the case of JSword and SWORD, it is GPLed,
allowing anyone to distribute and modify the code at will.
Regarding development, open does not mean egalitarian development. Most open
source projects have one or more gatekeepers whose (implicit) approval is
needed for every change. For SWORD, it is mostly Troy, but also Chris. For
JSword, it is me (and Joe, if he wishes). Broadly, the purpose of the
gatekeeper is to ensure that changes to the fundamental architecture are
appropriate. And to manage those with commit privileges.
Committers are a broader pool of users whose rights may be scoped to a portion
of the project. Generally one becomes a committer by submitting many changes of
value to the project as a whole, demonstrating an understanding of the
fundamental architecture of the project.
People who are not committers can get their work included by discussion (e.g.
here or IRC) and patches. Developing a patch is no guarantee of inclusion. It
has to get noticed by a committer. It is my preference that these (discussion
and patches) be recorded in our "bugs" database, Jira, so they are not lost
over time.
For JSword, we have a much smaller base of frontends and developers and could
more readily accept changes. SWORD has much more inertia.
>
> If Greg has developed some good patches, why was he being denied commit
> privileges?
I can't answer this for SWORD, but for JSword, it would have taken more to get
that privilege. The real question is why someone with commit privs didn't step
up to the plate and champion his patches. I could have. I didn't. I've
apologized to him. IMHO, even if it weren't appropriate for mod2osis to change,
it was appropriate for it to be included, even if under a different name, e.g.
osis_mod2osis.
In His Service,
DM
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> David
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