On 07/22/2015 09:23 PM, Julian Hyde wrote: > 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 > >
The GG-10559 commit log (along with the 'oops' email sent to dev by mistake today) seems to indicate (this is just speculation, I would love for someone to answer whether this is the case) that commits are being based off an internal JIRA instance (or other bug tracking system) not hosted at the ASF. Furthermore, I have found that there are 207 JIRA tickets with NO description, discussion or useful information other than ownership changing hands and then suddenly the tickets have been resolved with no explanation, suggesting that either people have not been properly taught about how to share information and collaborate as a community, or the actual discussions and 'ping-pong' happen elsewhere, outside our view. I naturally hope there is no reason for concern, and I would love to get some insight into why these things pop into view when you examine the development process. With regards, Daniel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
