& Hi Bianca,
&
& thanks a lot for starting this discussion. Especially as project lead I
& would be happy if we can come up with some numbers and more detailed rules.
&
& I think the numbers should somehow reflect that the contributor did a
& significant contribution, as stated in the Eclipse project handbook. Also I
& think the
& committer who wants to nominate a contributor should have a personal meeting
& upfront of a nomination. This allows to discuss the implications of the
& committer
& nomination as well as the willingness of the nominee.
&
& For me the retiring process is more critical and hard. I think the numbers
& can only serve as guideline and in all cases a personal meeting with the
& inaktive
& committer should be done. This could only be with the project lead but I'm
& also happy if other committers join that session.
&
& As you started the discussion do you have already some numbers and or
& process in mind?
&
& Cheers,
& Alois
&
&
&
&
& On Tue, 2021-03-09 at 21:31 +0100, Bianca Wiesmayr wrote:
&> Hi all,
&>
&> an increasingly diverse community uses and develops Eclipse 4diac. We
&> welcome all kinds of contributions - from bug reports to submitted code.
&> Currently, there are seven committers, see
&> https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.4diac/who
&> As the number of code submissions is rising, especially for 4diac IDE,
&> also new committers will certainly be elected in the future. What does a
&> committer do? As a committer, you have write access to the git
&> repository. 4diac contributions are typically uploaded to the Gerrit
&> code review. Here, the acceptance of the code by a committer is required
&> before the code can be merged into the repository. Furthermore, only
&> committers can elect other committers on the project.
&>
&> In order to create a fair and inclusive environment for (potential)
&> contributors, I suggest to discuss formal criteria for selecting
&> committers. Of course, these criteria would only complement the election
&> procedure from the Eclipse foundation and not result in any automatism.
&> Information on becoming a committer can be found on the webpage, e.g.
&> https://www.eclipse.org/membership/become_a_member/committer.php
&>
&> --> Which criteria should a contributer fulfil before we initiate a
&> committer election?
&> --> How long should the person have been contributing?
&> --> Which minimum requirements should the contributions fulfil?
&> --> Should we consider whether we expect the person to provide
&> contributions also in the future?
&> --> Which other criteria can you come up with?
&>
&> Of course, during our lives many things change: we may stop
&> contributing due to a lack of free time, due to shifted interests or
&> simply because of our career path. I'd therefore also suggest to
&> initiate a default procedure for retiring committers after a certain
&> period of time.
&>
&> --> A certain period of inactivity is certainly normal. After which
&> period of time should we retire committers?
&> --> Should an inactivity involve only times without contributions, or
&> does also a low number of contributions count as inactivity?
&> --> Should we consider whether we expect contributions from this
&> committer in the future?
&> --> Which other criteria can you come up with?
&>
&> While formal voting rights for committer elections are given only to
&> other committers, I hope to open a broader discussion on this process. I
&> therefore strongly encourage everyone on the mailing list to share their
&> opinions and ideas.
&>
&> Looking forward to your answers,
&>
&> Bianca
&>
&> --
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