Hello,
Henrik Ingo a écrit :
Julien Gilli wrote:
> Currently, the policy is that we don't give write access to
anybody. The
reason is not that we don't want people to have write access to Trac
(it's quite the contrary, actually), but it's that we're not ready
yet to handle the workload generated by trying to keep a coherent
documentation while having a lot of writers.
With the past version of Trac, we had a "registration" module that
allowed people to create a Trac account in a few seconds. They could,
when registered, create tickets and comment them. This registration
module has gone with the last Trac upgrade, unfortunately.
Since there are more and more people contributing significantly to
the software, and because they always made insightful comments and
suggestions (like you did), it might be the time to open our Trac
environment more than what it is currently. I'll keep you informed
about the evolution of this policy shortly.
If these are some things you are currently thinking about, there was
one other thing I'll share. Some time ago i saw someone asking about
write permission to the subversion repository as well. Understandably,
that is something even more difficult to just give out to anyone who
asks.
Agree.
I've recently been involved in Drupal development. They use their
ticketing system also to distribute and evaluate patches. So if there
is a bug, and Joe Random Hacker fixes it, he will add it as an
attachment to the bug (this is quite normal also in many oss projects
I presume). When the fix has been evaluated and accepted, a core
developer with wite access then applies the patch and commits it to
subversion.
Indeed, it is quite common but something we should definitely consider.
This system is also used to introduce new code, i.e. you issue a
feature request and then the code to implement the feature.
I've found this is a nice way to get more people to contribute code
via a structured process, but still be able to keep the group with
write access to subversion at a controllable size. Same goes for
translations, which really wouldn't need to be distributed on a
discussion list (although it doesn't bother me either.) Therefore, if
you'd open up registration to Trac, it would solve this problem too.
Good point. The "registration" module will open as soon as possible, and
anyone will be able to create tickets, comment and add attachments to them.
Thank you very much for your suggestions.
All the best,
--
Julien Gilli
OpenWengo, the free and multiplatform VoIP client
http://dev.openwengo.com/
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