From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 17 09:47:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A542916A41B; Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:47:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [209.31.154.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 667F313C45A; Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:47:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 663E2471B3; Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:47:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:47:09 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: Alexander Leidinger , Joel Dahl In-Reply-To: <1192613972.1134.7.camel@jesus.automatvapen.se> Message-ID: <20071017104537.C60783@fledge.watson.org> References: <70e8236f0710150343k590f5be8r8cdf3fd60df4abd2@mail.gmail.com> <4713700D.8040202@samsco.org> <20071015193658.138fc9a5@deskjail> <20071015221917.X9055@fledge.watson.org> <20071017113202.aso25e4jhw8kg4c4@webmail.leidinger.net> <1192613972.1134.7.camel@jesus.automatvapen.se> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Scott Long , src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Joao Barros , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Wilko Bulte Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile sensorsd.conf src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d Makefile sensorsd src/lib/libc/gen sysctl.3 src/sbin/sysctl sysctl.8 sysctl.c src/share/man/man5 rc.conf.5 src/share/man/man9 Makefile sensor_attach.9 src/sys/conf f X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:47:16 -0000 On Wed, 17 Oct 2007, Joel Dahl wrote: > On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 11:32 +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> Quoting Robert Watson (from Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:26:38 >> +0100 (BST)): >> >> [ideas list] >>> We either need to clearly document when ideas are things to explore rather >>> than things to assume are a shopping list, or we need to take the dubious >>> ideas off the list. We also need to make sure that every idea on the list >>> has a competent "owner" who is able to properly direct the work of a >>> volunteer, and make sure they understand when something is commit-path or >>> just "look and see if it might make sense". >> >> I have an idea how to do it on the page... I just need to get time to do >> it. Do you want to review it before I commit it? It's basically some text >> before the ideas explaining this. > > Actually, I also have an idea on how to do this. Can we perhaps work > together on this one? I'm happy to review things, but should let you know I've been largely offline for a month due to Leigh being in hospital, and I'm still only at the tip of the iceburg on catching up, so my turn-around may be a bit delayed. Per our previous e-mail discussions, I think having some sort of ideas list is very valuable, I think we just need to manage the list a little differently, and especially, manage expectations for the list :-). Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge