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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Even, hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">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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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US">Having such 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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<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span 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Still, the list could be outdated at some point.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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<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span 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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<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span 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 class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Mathias</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:Name"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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