[Python-Dev] Assigning issues

[Guido van Rossum]

On Jan 31, 2008 1:50 AM, Jesus Cea <jcea at argo.es> wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> | I also agree with Nick as to what the purpose of assignments is.
> | To indicate that you are working on a specific issue, a message
> | saying so is enough (which could also include estimated completion
> | dates, which a mere self-assignment can't).
>
> So, in the concrete case of http://bugs.python.org/issue1976 , patch
> available, what the next step would be?. Must I contact Greg (previous
> bsddb maintainer, with python commit access) to review, apply patch
> (more coming, so no hurry) and tracker update?.

Yes, that's the typical approach. After a while, if your patches are
generally good, Greg will trust you and stop reviewing your code in
detail; eventually he will recommend you be granted commit privileges.

> Should I maintain bsddb tracking outside python one, to reduce your burden?.

No.

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