[libvirt] [PATCH] Write up the project governance process

Daniel P. Berrange berrange at redhat.com
Tue Feb 4 11:21:23 UTC 2014


On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 12:23:46PM -0700, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 02/03/2014 11:30 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> > The project has historically operated as a meritocratic
> > consensus based community. Formally document what has
> > always been an unwritten assumption amongst the community
> > participants. Also include an explicit code of conduct
> > to prempt any potential, but unlikely, future problems.
> > +      <li>User help: join the IRC channel or mailing list to assist or advice
> > +        other users in troubleshooting the problems they face.</li>
> 
> Here would be an ideal place to add <a href...> pointing to the contact
> page, so someone can actually find the IRC channel or list :)

Good idea.

> 
> > +      <li>Code review: look at patches which are submitted and critique
> > +        the code to identify bugs, potential design problems or other
> > +        issues which should be addressed before the code is accepted</li>
> 
> Maybe even mention that merely testing a build with the proposed patch
> applied, without actually understanding the code, is also a valid form
> of review.

I've added another bullet point about testing patches + release candidates.

Daniel
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