+1 I really think we need to stick with the originally agreed project proposal here or we will continue to end up in fruitless discussions.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Mark Little [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Policy on Initial Committership Without wanting to open up flames about what constitutes a true "open" source project: if you're trying to build up a community then not erecting artificial barriers to entry is a good start. I've used the Redhat/JBoss example already, but there are others where the communities thrive and grow because of a more "enlightened" approach! Plus, sticking with what was agreed collectively prior to the start of the project is another good community building act: or at least if you're going to change it, do it publicly and with the involvement of EVERYONE who was involved with the formation of the project. Mark. On 2 Oct 2006, at 16:05, Garrett Rooney wrote: > On 10/2/06, Newcomer, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> How could they contribute when they were not given access? These >> guys >> have been asking for two weeks or more to be allowed to >> contribute, and >> in some cases did not even receive a reply. > > Uhh, what kind of world are you living in where the only way to > contribute to an open source project is if you already have commit > access? Commit needs to be earned, you earn it by sending in patches, > fixing bugs, filing bugs, etc. None of those things require commit > access, if they did then no open source project would ever get a new > contributor. > > -garrett > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
