Re: Package proposal misuse?

<mj@php.net> wrote : > On Mon Aug 11, 2003 at 06:0906PM -0700, Joshua Eichorn wrote: >> To wrap up my thoughts, web voting could be useful but the most >> important of PEAR package acceptance isn't just the the +1 votes, but >> the review and suggestions that others give you about hte package. If >> PEAR moves to web voting we need to make sure that packages still get >> the same level of review and not just a quick look over by people. > > My plan is to use to voting system just for giving votes. The dicussion > about the package name etc. will stay here on the mailing list: > > Step 1) $USER fills out the proposal form on pear.php.net > > Step 2) $SYSTEM sends a mail to pear-dev describing $USER's proposal > > Step 3) $DEVELOPERS start to discuss about the package by responding to > the mail. (Step 3 may repeat n times.) > > Step 5) $DEVELOPERS give their votes on pear.php.net > > Step 6) After a definied period of time $SYSTEM will evaluate the > voting. > > Step 7a) It the proposal has been accepted, $SYSTEM will open a website > account for $USER and will register the new package. > Step 7b) If the proposal has been rejected, $SYSTEM will only send a > mail to $USER telling him that he has lost. Looks fine, +1 IMO, only $DEVELOPERS having a package in pear already should be allowed to vote because they already have some experience with the whole process, coding standards, package.xml, pear tools, file hierarchy and the like. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam