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On Thursday, November 3, 2016 11:15:07 AM EDT Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: |
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> Hey guys, |
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> Every other day on IRC, I see people arguing about touching each |
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> others packages, despite our policies against it. (Sometimes it's even |
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> me who's doing the touching!) My instinctive reaction is always, |
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> "can't everybody calm down and be happy somebody is doing your work |
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> for you?" The answer to this question is, of course, that it depends |
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> who the developer is and how competent you are. |
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In the past it was always best to at least let the package maintainer know if |
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not check with them first. At the same time, long as anyone owns their changes/ |
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work. It should be welcomed as collaborative effort. |
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I rather some things be touched, vs commented and expected to be done by the |
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maintainer. If you have something to add to make something better, proceed. |
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Though I am sure others will feel otherwise. |
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It is easy to feel ownership for time spent. At the same time long as others |
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are willing to be responsible for anything they do. It should not be an issue. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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