Wewt! On 4/5/13 12:03 PM, "Michal Mocny" <[email protected]> wrote:
>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 >> >> > >> >> >> >>
