[Mailman-Developers] Getting "approval" to go ahead

[Andrew Stuart]

Thanks Terri,

>>Unfortunately, it is true that the lack of process has led people to put a lot of work into stuff that never got merged.
I’m mainly just trying to avoid this - writing stuff that doesn’t get merged.  

I figure step one is to get a quick nod from one of the architects/project leads, so if my code is rejected its not because the idea is not compatible with the project goals. 

I’m less after a formal process. Looking for an informal “sounds good, go ahead”, or “that’s not going to fit with the project goals, maybe change it this way or that or ditch the idea altogether”.

The question is, who do I ask for confirmation that the idea is solid and will be merged assuming all requirements are met for code quality/testing/documentation?

thanks

as


On 24 Mar 2015, at 4:27 pm, Terri Oda <terri at toybox.ca> wrote:

On 2015-03-23 8:38 PM, Andrew Stuart wrote:
> I haven’t really worked on an open source project before.
> 
> It wouldn’t make sense to come up with an idea, write some code, submit it and have it rejected because it’s not OK with the project owners and doesn’t fit with project goals.
> 
> So at what point do I know that if I write some code that the concept is solid and will be integrated into the project assuming the quality is there? Do I need explicit approval from someone like Barry or Stephen?
> 
> Also, is there a development workflow checklist or something I can use to ensure that I am meeting all requirements for submitted code?

Sadly, we aren't quite formal enough to have a procedure beyond "post your plan to the mailing list and make sure no one (particularly not Barry!) tells you 'no'".

Unfortunately, it is true that the lack of process has led people to put a lot of work into stuff that never got merged.

If you'd feel more comfy with a bit more of a process, you might consider doing up something like a pep https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/

For core stuff you particularly want Barry's blessing, for Hyperkitty it's Aurelian, for Postorius it's Florian or me.


Terri