Re: [PEPr] Call for test on new proposal system

On 27 Nov 2003 at 18:07, Klaus Guenther wrote: > One major problem I see is that to propose a package, you must already > have a pear account to be able to propose a package. Is the idea that > you first need to hash it out in pear-dev before you propose it? It > would make sense, of course... but I think it would be nice to have > non account holders be able to comment... Toby told me that in the DB there is also a user-status that allows for people to get an account while not yet being able to upload a release or so. This way we can track every vote the user does - and solve the problem of 100 proposals from somebody we don't know at all :-) I think the concept is fine with me ... Regards, Stefan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tobias Schlitt" <tobias@schlitt.info> > To: <pear-dev@lists.php.net> > Cc: <pear-group@php.net> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:54 PM > Subject: [PEAR-DEV] [PEPr] Call for test on new proposal system > > > > Ladies and gentlemen, > > > > I'm proud to present PEPr (pronounced like 'pepper') to you. I'd > > like to > beg > > you for extensive testing and feedback on it. You can find the > > application here: > > > > http://preview.pear.php.net > > > > You should be able to logon to this system using your normal PEAR > > Website account. After login you have 2 new menupoints central on > > the main page, called "Browse proposals" and "New package proposal" > > to use the new > system. > > > > ----------------------------------- > > Some general info before you start: > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > What is PEPr? > > ------------- > > > > PEPr (pronounced like the hot spice 'pepper') is the new proposal > > system > for > > the PEAR Website, which should optimize the package proposal process > > for > the > > pear community (as described here: > > http://pear.php.net/group/docs/20030904-pph.php). PEPr is > > fully > > integrated into the PEAR Website. The acronym means something like > > "_PE_AR _Pr_oposal system". > > > > How do I use PEPr? > > -------------------- > > > > Usage of PEPr is pretty easy. Just goto the PEAR Website and log on > > using your normal username and password (for proposal viewing, no > > logon is required). You have 2 new menu items in the central main > > menu called > "Browse > > proposals" and "New package proposal". Hit one of them. The usage > > should then be more or less selfexplained. > > > > What is the proposal process like? > > ---------------------------------- > > > > A new proposal has to go through serveral stati to become accepted > > or declined. First status is "Draft", which means, you have created > > your proposal on pearweb but hdo not have proposed it officially to > > PEAR developers mailinglist (pear-dev). > > > > Next status is "Proposal". This status can be achieved by editing > > your proposal and checking the very last checkbox, before you save. > > This > checkbox > > will result in an automatic email to the PEAR developers mailinglist > > where the developers get 1 week (7 days) to discuss your proposal. > > You have the possibillity to edit your proposal at any time during > > this phase, what > will > > result in an update email to pear-dev. > > > > After 7 days of proposal time you get the chance to call for votes > > on your package. For that you have to select a similar checkbox on > > the edit page > as > > described before. After you pushed your proposal into call-for-votes > state, > > you do not have the chance to edit it again. An automatic proposal > > email will be send to pear-dev and developers get the abillity to > > give their > vote > > online. The general vote-time is 7 days. > > > > If there are not enough (5) votes after that, the vote time > > automatically gets longened by the system for another 7 days. This > > happens always once. After 14 days of vote time without enough votes > > your package gets > declined. > > If there are enough votes after 7 or 14 days, these votes are > > summarized > and > > the result is automatically interpreted as a decision ( sum > +5 == > accepted > > ). > > > > FOR TESTING PURPOSE THE PROPOSAL AND VOTE TIMES HAVE BEEN SET TO 1 > > HOUR. > > > > Any questions left? > > ------------------- > > > > Are there any questions regarding PEPr? Ask them here! > > > > You found a bug? Please report it in the bug database: > > > > http://pear.php.net/bugs/report.php?package=PEPr > > > > Happy testing! > > Regards, > > Toby