Request from Andrea Bona

Request from Andrea Bona

[andrea.bona]

Andrea Bona would like to be added to sourceware.org. 

For more information, check out:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/queue.cgi

Or, check the specific request here:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/details.cgi?file=8257945.5724

Re: Request from Andrea Bona

[Christopher Faylor]

On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 04:23:50PM -0000, andrea.bona@st.com wrote:
>Andrea Bona would like to be added to sourceware.org. 
>
>For more information, check out:
>http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/queue.cgi
>
>Or, check the specific request here:
>http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/details.cgi?file=8257945.5724

I'm sorry, but my reading of the gcc policy page indicates that global
or well-established maintainers are allowed to give write access.  The
GCC maintainers list shows Robert Costa as having only
write-after-approval access to the list so I don't think he qualifies.

I hate to be pedantic about this but I think you should probably
get permission either from the gcc steering committee or from a
<quote>well-established maintainer<unquote>.

See: http://gcc.gnu.org/svnwrite.html#policies

Apologies again for rejecting this request.

cgf

Re: Request from Andrea Bona

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 08:27:18PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 04:23:50PM -0000, andrea.bona@st.com wrote:
>>Andrea Bona would like to be added to sourceware.org. 
>>
>>For more information, check out:
>>http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/queue.cgi
>>
>>Or, check the specific request here:
>>http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/details.cgi?file=8257945.5724
>
>I'm sorry, but my reading of the gcc policy page indicates that global
>or well-established maintainers are allowed to give write access.  The
>GCC maintainers list shows Robert Costa as having only
>write-after-approval access to the list so I don't think he qualifies.
                                    repository
>
>I hate to be pedantic about this but I think you should probably
>get permission either from the gcc steering committee or from a
><quote>well-established maintainer<unquote>.
>
>See: http://gcc.gnu.org/svnwrite.html#policies
>
>Apologies again for rejecting this request.

Re: Request from Andrea Bona

[Roberto COSTA]

Hello Christopher,
sorry for the incomplete request, I admit that the statement about whom 
can approve write-after-approval access escaped to my eyes.

Anyway...
Andrea is actively working on the CLI back-end project 
(http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cli.html), which the steering committee 
approved a few months ago and which I'm currently maintaining.
This project is at an early stage and there is no plan yet for 
integration in GCC mainline, that's why there is no mention of it in 
MAINTAINERS file.

I hope this is sufficient for this request, I don't see the point in 
denying write access to someone working on an approved project for which 
the other project developers have specifically got write-after-approval 
status.
But if bureaucracy forbids... well, no problem, just tell me and I will 
literally follow the policy to grant Andrea the status that allows him 
working on the project.

Thanks!
Roberto


Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 04:23:50PM -0000, andrea.bona@st.com wrote:
>> Andrea Bona would like to be added to sourceware.org. 
>>
>> For more information, check out:
>> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/queue.cgi
>>
>> Or, check the specific request here:
>> http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/details.cgi?file=8257945.5724
> 
> I'm sorry, but my reading of the gcc policy page indicates that global
> or well-established maintainers are allowed to give write access.  The
> GCC maintainers list shows Robert Costa as having only
> write-after-approval access to the list so I don't think he qualifies.
> 
> I hate to be pedantic about this but I think you should probably
> get permission either from the gcc steering committee or from a
> <quote>well-established maintainer<unquote>.
> 
> See: http://gcc.gnu.org/svnwrite.html#policies
> 
> Apologies again for rejecting this request.
> 
> cgf

Re: Request from Andrea Bona

[Christopher Faylor]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 10:19:46AM +0100, Roberto COSTA wrote:
>Hello Christopher,
>sorry for the incomplete request, I admit that the statement about whom 
>can approve write-after-approval access escaped to my eyes.
>
>Anyway...
>Andrea is actively working on the CLI back-end project 
>(http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cli.html), which the steering committee 
>approved a few months ago and which I'm currently maintaining.
>This project is at an early stage and there is no plan yet for 
>integration in GCC mainline, that's why there is no mention of it in 
>MAINTAINERS file.
>
>I hope this is sufficient for this request, I don't see the point in
>denying write access to someone working on an approved project for
>which the other project developers have specifically got
>write-after-approval status.  But if bureaucracy forbids...  well, no
>problem, just tell me and I will literally follow the policy to grant
>Andrea the status that allows him working on the project.
>
>Thanks!

I was not questioning whether you or Andrea was doing useful work.  That
isn't really the point.

If you want him to have write-after-approval permission then please lobby
with the appropriate powers-that-be in gcc.  I just don't think this is
your call.

cgf

Request from Andrea Bona

[andrea.bona]

Andrea Bona would like to be added to sourceware.org. 

For more information, check out:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/queue.cgi

Or, check the specific request here:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/pdw/details.cgi?file=1101212.2512