Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:20:03 -0800 (PST) From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/25783: Add a new rule to the Committer Guid Message-ID: <200103210920.f2L9K3627175@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/25783; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/25783: Add a new rule to the Committer Guid Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 21:17:20 +1200 On 20 Mar 2001, at 21:06, obrien@FreeBSD.org wrote: > > Hmm, the only thing I see with this (the patch looks ok) is that the > > rules in the CG were actually a list of rules that were drafted by > > -core and voted on by the committers about a year or so ago. > > Correct. Rules cannot be just added by anyone at a whim. The rules > when thru a long debative process and then were formally ratified. > On this point, I object to this being committed. This isn't a whim. It's been long thought upon. I have no problem with a long debative process followed by a formal ratification if that's what you want > Also, The Rules were purposely kept to a minimal set. This patch goes > against that desire; and so I object to the patch on this point also. Do you actually agree with the concepts behind the rule? Debating it on procedure is one thing. But I feel you're avoiding the bigger issue. -- Dan Langille pgpkey - finger dan@unixathome.org | http://unixathome.org/finger.php got any work? I'm looking for some. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the messagehelp
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