[development] CVS Approval Policy: was Re: new features in D6 core?

[David Metzler]

Before one tries to solve a problem, it would be interesting to prove  
or provide evidence that it exists.  As a module maintainer, I think  
REALLY HARD before considering creating a new module on CVS, because  
I know what maintaining a module entails, and I've already worked  
hard to try and get others involved in my own issue queue.   I lean  
towards looking for duplicate modules cause I want to pair up with  
people to lessen my own workload.  If I post a module, I've already  
tried to find another module that does something similar, and when  
possible have tried to float patches against that module to get it to  
do what I want it to do.  Because I KNOW my time is limited. I don't  
think that I'm alone here.

Anecdotes don't count here.  If we've got 5000+ modules, how many of  
these are duplicates posted by maintainers of other modules. My bet  
is the number is really low, and not worth investing a ton of time in.

Show me da numbers.... :)

On Nov 18, 2009, at 4:08 AM, Ashraf Amayreh wrote:

> I suddenly got this (perhaps silly) idea of only allowing a CVS  
> owner to create one project and require approval by posting to the  
> DEV list when wishing to create another project rather than making  
> this open for all CVS owners. This would definitely help with the  
> repetition problem and module boom.
>
> Posting to the DEV list should at least give other module  
> developers and people interested the opportunity to object to,  
> agree or suggest alternatives to the proposed module rather than  
> suddenly finding a useless/repetitive module springing up here and  
> there because the developer didn't know another one existed.
>
> Suggestions? Flames? Thoughts?
>
> AA
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Jeff Greenberg  
> <jeff at ayendesigns.com> wrote:
> Dave Reid wrote:
>
> Again, how can one person know that one line is useful to the  
> entire community if other people don't speak up about it? It  
> requires the community to be involved in the process and not  
> reacting to just when there are problems.
>
> Right, then if one person isn't qualified to know whether it would  
> be useful to the community, let the community decide by downloading  
> it or not.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Ashraf Amayreh
> http://aamayreh.org

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