Re: [RFC] Do we need permission to commit WS Fixes?

On 21 Nov 2003 at 6:39, Davey wrote: > Marshall Roch wrote: > > > Davey wrote: > > > >> I'm just curious if we need permission to commit whitespace (Tabs > >> Vs Spaces) fixes to files... any one see any reason we should seek > >> permission, no changes are made to the code itself... so nothing > >> should break. > > > > > > I think it'd be common courtesy to notify the maintainer before or > > just after you make the change. It might not be a pleasant surprise > > when you go to check out your code again and suddenly spacing is > > screwed up in your editor and you don't know why. But I'm not the > > one that makes policy, so this is, of course, just my 2 cents. > > > > Yes, I never said that contacting the maintainer shouldn't be done. > But do we need permission? Simply ask the maintainer if it's okay for him if you commit those WS- fixes - and if he agrees there's no problem at all. Regards, Stefan