Ah, thanks for clarifying. I actually like that change, then.
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > My main problem is starting a proposal or draft on a website to begin > with. The initial discussion, in my mind, should be done on the list in > email form, so the apache archives have a clear record of how a discussion > about a new proposal or feature has evolved. > > So instead of "here's my proposal: link", it would be "here's my proposal: > text dump from the link" > > In terms of documenting the proposal as it evolves from the list, I don't > care whether it's in Gdocs or in the wiki. > > On 4/5/13 11:56 AM, "Michal Mocny" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >-1, but hey, what can you do.. > > > >I guess that if we don't like opening links, then we will be consuming > >wiki > >doc proposals via the wiki-update emails that go out? Also, since it > >emails for each patch, perhaps update the wiki with as few commits as > >possible, including when making comments, and ideally without causing edit > >conflicts with others editing. Shish, good luck. > > > >-Michal > > > >On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:36 PM, tommy-carlos Williams > ><[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> +1 > >> > >> Guiltily admitting to being in the not-opening boat with Fil :/ > >> > >> On 06/04/2013, at 4:22, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > +1, it's a bad excuse on my side but the extra step in opening the > >>link > >> is > >> > sometimes enough to discourage me from even looking at proposals :P > >> > > >> > On 4/5/13 10:18 AM, "Michael Brooks" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hey guys, > >> >> > >> >> I know this has been on the minds of a number of contributors and I > >>want > >> >> to > >> >> bring it up on the list. > >> >> > >> >> I think we need to stop using Google Docs for drafting our plans, > >> >> specifications, and such. > >> >> > >> >> For myself, this is a little disappointing because I like Google Docs > >> and > >> >> I > >> >> think it's easy to comment and amend the document. However, the data > >>is > >> >> not > >> >> hosted by Apache Infrastructure and the changes are not captured on > >>the > >> >> source control, mailing list, issue tracker, or wiki. In other words, > >> it's > >> >> side stepping the regular channels that contributors would monitor. > >> >> > >> >> For future documents, we should be using the wiki. The wiki does > >>support > >> >> rendering comments [1], so we can achieve the same effect as Google > >> >> Docs... > >> >> just in a more awkward way. > >> >> > >> >> Thoughts? If someone can make a compelling case to keep using Google > >> Docs, > >> >> I'm all ears. > >> >> > >> >> Michael > >> >> > >> >> [1] http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/HelpOnComments > >> > > >> > >
