[Qgis-psc] Fwd: [QGIS Application - Bug #4175] "outline: simple line" layer problem when rendering with non-zero offset values

[Marco Hugentobler]

On 08.05.2014 08:20, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
> Il 07/05/2014 09:03, Marco Hugentobler ha scritto:
>
>> - Developers will get used to ignore the pull requests completely, because they
>> remember someone was payed for it.  Good behaviour would be that devs look at the PR
>> page from time to time.
>> - Pull requests are assigned to specific people for a reason. I don't think it
>> enhances the overall code quality if a single person applies/rejects them.
> Hi Marco,
> thanks for your thoughts. I agree with the points you raise. However, IMHO the
> current situation is damaging the project, and is no longer tenable:
> * many PR are left unmanaged, sometimes for years
> * we miss useful fixes and improvements
> * more importantly, we are sending away potential new developers: I have seen a few
> cases of devs leaving the project because their patches were never considered.
> In my view, the PR manager should:
> * check the PR
> * if it is within his sphere of knowledge, apply/reject/ask for improvements
> * if it is better handled by another dev, cooperate with him to do the above
> * in the worst case, write the dev and say "Sorry, we are unable to review your patch".
> Of course, alternative proposals are much welcome.
> All the best.

Hi Paolo

This description of the situation sounds too pessimistic to me. There is 
a lot of activity around the pull requests, in the bug tracker and new 
developers are joining the project regularly. I don't know many projects 
with such a fast code change rate. This proves there is a lot of 
acceptance for new code (but then, some users say the project is too 
unstable...).

Regards,
Marco

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Dr. Marco Hugentobler
Sourcepole -  Linux & Open Source Solutions
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Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee