[dash-dev] Restarting the dashboard sub-project

["Bjorn Freeman-Benson" <eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Invited by Denis
(http://eclipse-projects.blogspot.com/2010/02/diversity-matters.html?showCom
ment=1266952234983#c6613169274741528826), I would like to regain my commit
rights on the dashboard sub-project
(http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project_summary.php?projectid=technology.da
sh.dashboard) in order to work on improving the committer stats dashboards.
For example:
  * incorporating historic affiliation changes of personnel
  * making sure that all repository directories are covered by one, and 
    only one, project
  * potentially linking the commit data to bugzilla data so that the stats
    can include contributors in addition to committers
  * potentially dividing the "individuals" instead of considering them as a
    single company-equivalent group
  * data clean-up rules and a clean-up user interface for people to point
    out problems
  * and the other 19 open bugs in bugzilla
(https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced;bug_status=
UNCONFIRMED;bug_status=NEW;bug_status=ASSIGNED;bug_status=REOPENED;component
=Commits%20Explorer;product=Dash;classification=Technology)

As I do not currently have commit rights, I should create patches and ask
the existing committers to apply them and earn my way to being re-elected.
However, there are only two committers on the project and both are inactive,
hence I ask for the larger project's advice: what approach should I take to
re-instantiation as a committer on the dashboard sub-project?

Thanks,
Bjorn