On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Dustin Kirkland <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Robert Collins > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I completely agree. MOTU and core-dev membership is a combination of > > * technical knowledge [for which two key points apply: arbitrary > > have-done-X metrics don't assess any more reliably than peer assessment > > of the work done, and the knowledge ages rapidly as technologies change. > > Packaging of python today is not the same as it was 5 years ago]. > > * trust - which is entirely subjective > > * fitting in the team - which can be assessed by who objects :) > > Okay, so I'll restate my point in another way ... > > If there is *no* objective component to MOTU/CoreDev application > assessment, then I don't think it's fair to make arbitrary, > *quantitative* criticisms on an application. > > Criticisms of the form: > * You haven't done enough merges > * You haven't touched enough Universe packages > * You haven't been a MOTU or Developer long enough > * You haven't ... enough ... > should be invalid. > > These things are actually measurable, and we could very well set the > value of "enough". If we are consciously choosing *not* to set these > values, I think it's totally unfair to criticize someone for not > achieving these arbitrary, dynamic, mystery thresholds. I agree. In the same spirit of having a workbook, we could set guidelines and not hard fast rules. If we're going to have a workbook, we're setting some numbers anyhow. > > > :-Dustin > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > -- Cody A.W. Somerville Software Systems Release Engineer Custom Engineering Solutions Group Canonical OEM Services Cell: 506-449-5899 Email: [email protected]
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