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From: Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP XX: Fix the GLEP process
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:18:54
Message-Id: 200512131115.43287.jstubbs@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] GLEP XX: Fix the GLEP process by Jason Stubbs
1 On Tuesday 13 December 2005 11:06, Jason Stubbs wrote:
2 > Abstract
3 >
4 > The purpose of GLEPs is to coordinate several teams into providing an
5 > overall enhancement to Gentoo. However, the GLEP itself is written by a
6 > single person rather than a cooperative effort between the teams.
7 >
8 >
9 > Motivation
10 >
11 > Recent GLEPs have attempted to force things on other teams. This just
12 > doesn't work.
13 >
14 >
15 > Specification
16 >
17 > Rather than coming to the ML with a completed GLEP and then asking for
18 > feedback, a GLEP author should look at the teams involved and then select a
19 > solicit a member from each team to be responsible for that area of the
20 > GLEP. The GLEP author may represent any teams they belong to.
21
22 A GLEP should list whom has been solicited and provide evidence that each has
23 given their explicit approval of the GLEP. A GLEP without explicit approval
24 of all teams involved cannot receive managerial approval.
25
26 > Rationale
27 >
28 > Rather than doing lots of hard work and having it thrown away once it is
29 > found to be unacceptable by the teams involved, the teams involved share
30 > the hard work and come up with something acceptable to everybody right from
31 > the outset.
32 >
33 >
34 > Backwards Compatibility
35 >
36 > Nothing
37 >
38 >
39 > Reference Implementation
40 >
41 > Just do it.
42 >
43 >
44 > Copyright
45 >
46 > Public Domain
47 --
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Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP XX: Fix the GLEP process Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>