[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 5/6] docs: mention when one might be offered write access to the git repository

compn tempn at mi.rr.com
Fri Sep 12 16:52:41 CEST 2014


On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:42:01 +0200
Stefano Sabatini <stefasab at gmail.com> wrote:

> On date Friday 2014-09-12 03:12:06 +0200, Michael Niedermayer encoded:
> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 01:31:29AM +0200, James Darnley wrote:
> [...]
> > > + at item
> > > +Don't expect to be given write access straight away. If you show
> > > yourself to be +a regular and reliable contributor or if you wish
> > > to be a maintainer you will be +offered write access.
> > >  @end enumerate
> [...]
> > this sounds a bit like "talking down to someone from above", also i
> > dont think we should just copy all stuff that was in some text that
> > we had a link to on our webpage, into our development policy.
> > 
> > We should change the policy if we see the need to change it / if we
> > want to change it ...
> 
> +1

i think the current unwritten policy rule is 'everyone gets write access
as long as they can follow rules'.

ffmpeg's policy is different than mplayer's policy.

thanks for porting the other rules over. :)
and putting up with all of our nits and comments and carl.

-compn


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