Re: commiting bug fixes to other peoples packages (was RE: [PEAR-DEV] #25060 [NEW]: Math_Integer/Integer/gmp.php uses raisError() instead of
raiseError())

----- Original Message ----- From: "Lukas Smith" <smith@backendmedia.com> To: <nicos@php.net>; <pear-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:22 AM Subject: commiting bug fixes to other peoples packages (was RE: [PEAR-DEV] #25060 [NEW]: Math_Integer/Integer/gmp.php uses raisError() instead of raiseError()) >I applaud your recent efforts to eliminate bugs in PEAR packages. >However currently we have no regulations dealing with when other people >are allowed to commit fixes to packages that they are not responsible >for. Actually currently there is only the regulation that package >developers are solely responsible. Thank you. I try to do the best to close most of the pear bugs. > >Don't get me wrong. I am in favour of adding regulations that will allow >people to commit those bugs fixes. However this will only be done if >developers are unreachable for a longer period of time (certainly more >than 2 weeks) and it will not be a decision up to a single person. Fine. Nice to see you are in PEAR-GROUP then so finally now, we will have maybe the right to commit a 2 lines patch that *can't* break anything but that can fixes a big issue. >I think pear group should be responsible for this for now. In the long >terms I would rather have pear qa (once this group of people are off and >running) be the group to decide on this. Yup, we're waiting for feedback from the group on this >Regards, >Lukas Thank you again Lukas. Regards. M.CHAILLAN Nicolas nicos@php.net www.WorldAKT.com Hébergement de sites internets.