Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: GLEP - Require Projects to report to Council Monthly

[Johannes Huber]

Am Donnerstag, 19. Januar 2017, 15:47:46 CET schrieb William L. Thomson Jr.:
> On Thursday, January 19, 2017 9:32:57 PM EST Johannes Huber wrote:
> > And when the projects are not doing it, projects get disbanded. Meaning
> > packages go to single maintainer only. Which means reporting goes away.
> > Great plan!
>
> If projects are not doing it, and packages fall to a single maintainer. Then
> should it even really be a project? A project/team ideally is more than
> just one person. If it is just one person, it is not really a project or
> team. Just someone scratching their itches.
>
> Any developer can work on anything. It does not have to be a project. If you
> are going to create a project, it should be taken some what seriously and
> reporting should be a part of that. Not to mention should consist of more
> than one. They should be seeking others to be part of the project team. If
> not seeking others, its a solo mission.
>
> Without such reporting from projects how does the Council or anyone have a
> clue what is going on in Gentoo overall? Short of stopping by each project
> and doing research into each.
>
> That said, NOTHING in the GLEP says projects are punished or dis-banned for
> failing to report. Developers are required, or recommended to use repoman.
> Does that mean someone who does not is removed as a developer?
>
> At the same time Council should have authority and reason to end a project
> it if is not going anywhere, understaffed, etc. Again not having a project
> does not mean you cannot work on that stuff. So a project and the work an
> individual is doing is not related. If its individuals, plural, then a
> project make sense.

We are not a company.

Best regards,
Johannes