Chris Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [This proposal has been brewing for several weeks, but has been
> expedited by Christian's recent complaint. I think this will better
> address both my concerns and Christian's.]
[snip]
Here's my take on it:
1) People want a list where they can see the commit log messages
without seeing diffs. (I'll add that there's no requirement
that this list be -patches, but there is a requirement that it
NOT be -devel). I see no reason not to provide this service.
2) /I/ want a list (not -devel) where people send patches to be
applied, so I can keep track of which ones have been applied and
which ones are still pending. Personally I'd prefer better
bugzilla integration and suggest that all patches go through
bugzilla, but I think that's more overhead than people are willing
to allow.
I'll note that I have no problem creating a new list, say
"gnucash-commits", that takes over role #1 and leave -patches
for role #2. I agree that there is little reason to have these
two roles on the same list, but I think there's certainly a
demand for both.
I agree with everyone so far that discussion of patches should go to
-devel. Indeed, I've already fixed the Reply-To on -patches to send
there, which should solve the immediate problem.
I think that patches/code meant for DISCUSSION (as opposed to
finished, tested, "please apply this" patches) can and should be sent
to and discussed on -devel. However patches ready to apply,
translation updates, etc should go into something like -patches.
Ideally -patches would feed directly into bugzilla, but I don't
see that happening.
So I think my counter proposal:
create gnucash-commits
- duplicate the subscription database from -patches to -commits
- move the svn log messages w/o diffs from -patches to -commits
suggest people to send "code-to-test" to -devel, and "code-to-apply"
to -patches
consider better tracker integration so we don't lose patches.
-derek
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