Re: Package proposal misuse?

On Wednesday, August 13, 2003 18:38, rocha@i-node.com.br wrote: > Hi, > I think the management of proposals is the central point > to the survival of PEAR. And I saw this flame war start over and over > in this ML the last year. No solution at all, just words in the wind. On one > side we have the 'OMC' people saying 'just the rich people must decide!' > on the other the Seatle people yelling 'everyone must decide!'. > During this time a saw a lot of proposals (one mine also) just fade way > without coments, with one or two +1's, etc. But no concluding status. We are > nor denyed or accepted. The main problem i think is that OMC x Seatle thing. > I have seen lots of "no one voting" most of the time. I personally, when see > a proposal, ask myself should i vote or shouldnt? That isnt right. Someone > have to decide, or no one will. Maybe a group of developers > should should step forward or be choosen to do some pre-vote/analysis of the > package. Then the package should be but on the "every one can vote" PAGE, so > people can have their space too. We will end in a mixed system. Proposal will be public and will be made at the pear mailling lists. Once "n" time is over, a votation will be openened where only PEAR developers could vote and a clear and unique answer will happend then. The public discussion is the only way, one have many times for making and idea of what you should vote. Most packages which are out of an "alpha quality" state, have doc and don't conflict with other are accepted, so expect that some packages get directly accepted without incurring in such "beaurocracy". But with such system, we will ensure that all proposals gets reviewed and a clear answer is given (like in your case). We can not loose a nice package or a good developer, just because one don't know certain technology or one just don't care on its features/usages. > I really think is about time to organize this issue. Yes, we started already with the idea and I hope the system will be up asap. -- Tomas V.V.Cox mailto:cox@idecnet.com