RFC: xserver commit process changes

Jamey Sharp jamey at minilop.net
Wed Feb 27 23:31:35 PST 2013


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 09:06:07AM +1000, Peter Hutterer wrote:
> * leave the current window of 3/2/1-ish months for the different
> devel stages
> * leave the requirement for a reviewed-by
> * one RM, calling the shots for when releases are made and generally
> being the reviewer of last resort and arbiter where needed
> * 3-5 people with commit access during the devel and general bugfix
> windows. They scoop up pull requests and commit them, if the patches
> have rev-by tags [3]
> * 2 people during the last bugfix window (emergency fixes only). The
> second person as backup to the RM to make sure we don't see delays.

Seems like a well-reasoned solution that keeps the advantages of having
few people with commit bits.

I am so not volunteering for a commit bit--as if there were any danger
of that. ;-) I support the proposal though.

Jamey
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