On 17 February 2012 00:59, Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@...> wrote:
>>> Serghei also has commit access.  I have been waiting to
>>> merge patches
>>> until I can build test the packages, but with recent changes
>>> I am waiting
>>> on an archive rebuild for Ubuntu.
>>
>> Ok, so you are waiting to start that big wooshing sound. Fair enough. :)
>>
>> But that does not address the core concern: what happens to Trinity should
>> you become unavailable for a long period or forever?
>>
>> Additionally, Serghei is another sharp person but is fairly busy too. His
>> commit access does not change the picture of either of you being too busy
>> to keep patches merging, especially build related patches.
>>
>> Of the non build related patches, many are small and don't need a rocket
>> scientist to decide that merging probably is safe. Should there be others
>> with commit access?
>>
>> Darrell
>
> Probably.  I can't enforce it with technical means, but I suppose we could
> use the Etherpad to review patches and if two or more non-core devs agree
> that the patch looks sane (and doesn't remove functionality, etc.) the
> patch could be pushed.
>
> That leaves the question of who to grant access to.  You and Calvin are
> two that come to mind, but I would need poeple to agree that they won't
> "go rogue" and just start pushing unreviewed patches. ;-)
>
> Tim
>

I would love to review patches. for some time I have been wanting to
set up a review board... but I am sure an etherpad could work just as
well for now!

again here is where git's branching features come in really really
handy. we could pull those changes into a testing branch and then
merge them right back into the mainline when everything looks well.

Calvin