"Avi Bryant" avi@dabbledb.com writes:
On 5/28/07, Ken Causey ken@kencausey.com wrote:
It almost sounds like you are saying that package owners are reluctant to issue releases and you have to do it for them. Have I misunderstood?
Whether or not that's what Lex was saying, I think it's a reasonable position. Maintainers have very different ideas about what code is releasable and how to release it. One person's alpha is another person's release candidate, and others ignore releases altogether and just expect everyone to pull down the latest commit from SqueakSource. A given editor, on the other hand, can apply a consistent set of criteria across all of the packages in the catalog.
That's where I am coming from. It is a combined effort, much like editing a book that has twenty contributors. The contributors provide the raw material, while the editor keeps a view of the overall combination. An editor can provide some consistency.
For Squeak packages, the precise roles still need to be felt out. There's definitely a place for an editor, though, given all the bit rotting we observe in practice.
Not to overstate matters. It's still best of all when the primary contributors help out more. It is simply not a complete solution.
Lex