| [rt-pmc] 08 Sep 2010 - RT PMC call follow-up |
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Hello, Here is a quick update on the topics I said I’d get
back to you on: 1) Eclipse-developed
test code deposited in the repository calling third party test code which does not
reside on Eclipse servers. Ø In the cases
described, third party code could be characterized as a “workswith”
or perhaps “exempt pre-req” Ø The process
outlined in the Guidelines for the Review of Third Party Dependencies would
apply (as there is no distinction made based on the type of code involved) Ø It is our
understanding that the dynamic nature of calls to these third party packages
would make the task of creating CQs for each package an extraordinarily heavy
burden Ø The IP team
is in the process of reviewing the IP Policy to try to identify what we can do
to alleviate this burden. Janet will raise any suggested changes to the
Policy to the IP Advisory Committee as necessary. 2) A risk was
identified in that there are a small number of bleeding-edge developers (low
single percentage of users) who may download code from the build server or from
the Eclipse repository before it is “officially” released by a
project. In either case, the downloader may consume code that has not
been fully reviewed / approved by the IP team. We appreciate this
risk being highlighted but feel the additional controls necessary to eliminate
this small risk would not justify the adverse impact such additional controls
would have on the community. 3) There was a
question raised as to why CQs are required for “workswith” dependencies,
but not their further dependencies. In the case of dependencies, we are
trying to highlight to our downstream consumers the Eclipse Project
dependencies in such a way so that they may investigate further and make decisions
accordingly. In so doing, we must determine what level of information is
reasonable to provide given our resource constraints. It was felt
that the first level of information regarding dependencies struck a reasonable
balance given our current staffing levels. I hope that helps. If an additional conference
call would be useful, please let me know. I hope to update you further on
the first topic in the next couple of weeks. Cheers, Barb Cochrane Eclipse Foundation, Inc. Phone 613.224.9461 ext 232 Eclipse http://www.eclipsecon.org/summiteurope2010/ |