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List:       asterisk-dev
Subject:    Re: [Asterisk-Dev] Harassment of bug marshals
From:       Richard Lyman <pchammer () dynx ! net>
Date:       2004-04-29 18:50:22
Message-ID: 40914E6E.8040003 () dynx ! net
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Steven Critchfield wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 12:35, Olle E. Johansson wrote:
> 
>>Please don't be upset that we always ask for a disclaimer when you upload a patch
>>to bugs.digium.com. It's necessary that we for each patch get a confirmation,
>>regardless of size of the patch. We are quite a few bug marshals now and there's
>>no database of who that already have sent a disclaimer to Digium. There's no chance
>>that each one of us remembering all contributors. We need your confirmation on record
>>anyway.
>>
>>So please just add a quick note that you have a disclaimer on file if you have it,
>>without any comments about how many glorious patches you have already contributed
>>and how upset you are that we ask *again*.
>>
>>If you want to bug us, do it in the #asterisk-bugs channel on irc instead :-)
> 
> 
> Would it not be a good thing to have scanned copies available on some
> web site linked to a list of people who have sent in the disclaimers? It
> could be similar to the credits file with the exception of saying what
> we contributed to the code base.
> 
> Granted I do not know what the level of work that would entail. 
> 
> It might be nice if they could be linked to mantis and the names of
> those of us with disclaimers could show up slightly differently so the
> bug marshals could possibly draw the conclusion that a person with a
> disclaimer on file may actually have submitted a patch with their entry.
> Cylcling patches out of the bug tracker should be easier that way.
> 
> Just some semi-random thoughts. 
wheres an echo cenceller when you need one <G>


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