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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Name" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Hi Even, hi
everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">As we (SAP) are
probably one of the triggers for formalizing this
policy, let me take a first stab from the perspective of
a new contributor trying to make a substantial
contribution:<br>
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(My personal position is that a first contribution that is a
substantial one is probably not the best way to engage and socialize
with a project. End of bracket)<br>
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a policy greatly increases transparency on what has to
be done to make a driver contribution. The outlined
criteria reduces the need for lengthy discussions.<br>
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style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US">I do
specifically like the idea of having a list of
responsible contacts. It makes it easier to track
personas – even if people change. Still, the list
could be outdated at some point. Maybe a regular
check-in (via email, virtual meeting, etc.) would be
beneficial.
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It is the responsibility of a maintainer listed the contacts that
can no longer occupy this position to update the list: preferably
with a replacement maintainer, or if not with an empty name.<br>
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style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US">To me, the
term “significant code addition” should be defined
more precisely. Not only in terms of quantity, but
also complexity. New drivers typically have a
significant footprint in terms of code quantity, but
they are isolated. Whereas there may be other
contributions with less code, but spanning several
software components.<br>
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If you know how to define that more precisely, please propose. But
this RFC is more about giving a general message, and as noted at the
end the PSC is the ultimate adjudicator.<br>
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style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US">At least
for corporate contributors, the bullet point of
participating in the day-to-day activities is too
vague to be seriously accomplishable. While I do well
understand, what the goal of the statement is, I still
think, the responsibilities have to be defined (and
quantified) more clearly as the current description
may be interpreted as a bottomless pit for development
resources.
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<p>I'm not sure how we can quantify, and I don't like the artificial
division about "corporate contributors" vs "non-corporate
contributors". Are non-corporate contributors expected to spend
their nights & weekends doing all the boring & thankless
tasks that corporate contributors don't "quantify" as being in
their area of responsibility ? The message here is that the
project can't work if people wear blinders and only care about the
part that they contributed to without considering & investing
in the project as a whole. Maintaining a project of this size is
close to be a bottomless pit.</p>
<p>Even<br>
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