From: Bjorn Freeman-Benson [mailto:bjorn.freeman-benson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007
11:18 AM
To: Doug Schaefer
Cc: pombredanne@xxxxxxxxx; Tools
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Subject: Re: [tools-pmc] RE:
[ve-dev] Contribution on VE with XML editor
"Releases of code" that haven't gone through
the IP process? Or "development of code and milestone builds of that
code" ? Because the "releases of code that hasn't been IP
reviewed" is going to be a Board no-no. But the development and
milestone builds should be fine (that's the intent of the policies)... Maybe
it's just semantics of the words, but I want to make sure I understand...
- Bjorn
Doug Schaefer wrote:
Incubator components would make sense. Having to recreate the
project structure, even if it is the same people, is where I have issues. Also
the façade that they are two separate projects is misleading to the community
since operationally they are not. Projects in my mind are organizational
things, i.e. the people. Is it the code that’s incubating or the people?
If all we’re trying to achieve is
the ability to do releases for code that hasn’t gone through the IP
process. Maybe having an incubator area in the CVS/SVN repository and a tagging
of bits in the downloads area as incubating would be enough.
I’m just worried that people might
be abusing the Incubator process as a workaround for going through the proper
IP process.
Yes. And "official releases" is
going to be that violation :-(