Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:31:09 +0000 From: Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: Ian Lepore <freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org>, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <CADWvR2ioJo2oy=0FTRv-BiMHGG3KB1AERjuu0FOk_yCqsGzukg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgmyxwKAnuMFzU0nfP3gt7-shhL186UydgQ8TZKviPMOAg@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <op.v78i3yxi34t2sn@tech304> <4F15C44F.1030208@freebsd.org> <1326836797.1669.234.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <4F16019F.2060300@FreeBSD.org> <1326843399.1669.249.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <4F160B99.1060001@FreeBSD.org> <CADWvR2jdeu6R%2BmX1n2Uz1WUBcZ=BKWSDB4nR-rEv_P4jAZg3HQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgkvucnpjQOrL70TBqsitttQDPhqfxOr%2BB7QWmSe8JfL2Q@mail.gmail.com> <CADWvR2iK2dTXda9dpPRDHt8tKQz720oQJLLnBmmDWu1nFvGoiA@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgmyxwKAnuMFzU0nfP3gt7-shhL186UydgQ8TZKviPMOAg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 18 January 2012 13:11, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> wrote: >> One way to >> "encourage" people to fix their code would be to prevent them from >> committing to -CURRENT once they pass a certain threshold of >> "unattended" patches. Of course then, committers will be whinging that >> they'd be resigning if they can't commit to -CURRENT, but quite >> frankly, why should anyone have the commit privilege if they can't be >> bothered to address the bugs, are those people just using the FreeBSD >> project to boost their CV (with great powers comes great >> responsibility!)? > > Wouldn't this discourage even more people from helping? Would this not separate people who have a genuine interest in contributing from "tinker-monkeys"? -- Igor M. :-)
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