[apparmor] proposal - Commit Policy update

[Steve Beattie]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:07:10PM -0400, John Johansen wrote:
> On 08/10/2010 11:15 AM, Jamie Strandboge wrote:
> > On Tue, 2010-08-10 at 04:59 -0400, John Johansen wrote:
> >> I would like to update the commit policy to include a rule pertaining
> >> to NAKs.  Basically I don't want AppArmor to have a situation where one
> >> core dev has veto power, so that a single NAK can kill a proposed change.
> >>
> >> What I propose is this (or something like it),
> >>
> >> A NAK from a core dev should be taken with due consideration but
> >> ACKs from two other core devs can override it if necessary.
> >>
> > 
> > I am going to abstain from voting but will say I feel that the commit
> > policy should be stronger still. If a core developer has a strong enough
> > objection to NAK, then perhaps at least 3 core developers should be
> > required to ACK it. If this stifles innovation and/or getting the job
> > done, we can reevaluate.
> > 
> I'm fine with that, basically I didn't want to set the bar too high
> as there are currently a limited number of core devs, but I think
> 3 is a good number, too.

I'm okay with this added policy, but in general I think that we're
all reasonable people, despite the current impassioned discussion on
packaging policy, and that we would hopefully not need to create too
many formalized structures to manage contributing to the project.
I do want to ensure that we are welcoming to outsiders who are
interested in participating in AppArmor development.

Basically, this policy is trying to prevent a core dev from willfully
obstructing progress and, personally speaking here, a project that
has a core dev that's willing to do that is not one I'm particularly
interested in participating in.

(I do recognize that in the past I have been one of the stronger
opponents to some of jjohansen's improvements, so perhaps I'm the
one this policy is intended to thwart. :-) )

-- 
Steve Beattie
<sbeattie at ubuntu.com>
http://NxNW.org/~steve/
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