I reviewed Ignite’s commit log and email lists. I got the impression of a split personality: The dev list[1] is very open and clearly following the Apache Way. Meanwhile, the commit log[2] is (to my eyes at least) difficult to decipher.
In the commit log, messages such as "Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master’” and "# master minor”, "GG-10559 - Improvements.” are typical. Very few descriptive comments or references to IGNITE-xxx cases that could provide further explanation. Those are indications to me that development is been driven by off-list meetings. If the Ignite committers want to build a diverse community of developers, I think they need to make their commits more transparent to match the excellent transparency they have achieved on their mailing list. Julian [1] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-ignite-dev/201507.mbox/browser [2] https://github.com/apache/incubator-ignite/commits/master On Jul 22, 2015, at 12:14 AM, Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org> wrote: > On 21.07.2015 21:04, Ted Dunning wrote: >> Actually, given that this project was a spin-out of an internal project, >> this is a stunningly low number to have achieved so quickly (assuming that >> the 37% are actually active, that is). > > Indeed. And yes, they're active; that's easily established by reading > the dev@ list, commit log and Jira log. > > I was quite surprised by how quickly the project got contributors from > "outside", and anyone who takes the trouble to actually look at how the > community operates will find that it is very helpful and receptive. I > wouldn't be surprised if there are quite a few TPLs and even recently > graduated podlings that could take the Ignite community as an example > rather than the other way around. > > I suggest that everyone who doubts that this is an "open and diverse > community" should go and read the mailing list archives for the last few > months or so instead of making uninformed statements based on some > incidental numbers. If, on the other hand, you prefer running the IPMC > using statistics instead of facts, you could at least have made the > effort to look at the trends instead of a point-in-time snapshot. > > -- Brane > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >
