Hi! Thank you for your time on this.
On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 04:22:13PM +0100, Mattia Rizzolo wrote: > > > So I think we are starting to get to the crux of the difference in > > > viewpoints from the TB to the backporters team. Due to the past history > > > of some perceived dysfunction within the backporters team, I feel it is > > > important to try and set some more specific expectations for how the > > > newly rebooted team would function - particularly to an outsider wishing > > > to contribute. > > The problem in my opinion is that also your (rbasak's) original proposal > is also "useless" for an aspiring contributor. Also, what's > "contributor" here? Somebody wanting to propose a backport update is > really not served by these documents (either Charter or Policies)... I wonder if it's worth first discussing what the text would actually be used *for*, since your reply suggests to me that we might not have the same view on this here. I see the (my) proposed text as a point of reference between the backporters team and the rest of the project, but generally only for use to guide the backporters team in defining their own policies, procedures and documentation, cases where it was unclear what their responsibilities are, or in case of some kind of unhappiness (eg. we hope it won't happen, but a repeat of the previous team being unable to review submissions at all). What I *don't* expect it to be used for directly is for anything to do with aspiring contributors. I would expect that to be covered by documentation that the backporters team controls and defines as they feel appropriate. Similarly you'd be free to adjust that documentation as the need arises, rather than having a "locked in" document that requires negotiation with a board to have changed. I think aspiring contributors would still benefit from having things clearly defined in this text, because that clarity would then filter down into your own processes, procedures and documentation. But I wouldn't expect them to actually _use_ the formal text directly (unless they were asking for changes in those processes, or wanted to escalate something). Robie
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