Re: chopping and changing ...

[Michael Meeks <michael ximian com>]

Hi Jeff,

On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:48, Jeff Waugh wrote:
>   - For each release process in which GNOME Desktop module changes are
>     proposed, a single, extended GEP will document the decisions and
>     discussions regarding the entire release module list. It will be named
>     after the release, eg. "GEP X: GNOME 2.2 Desktop Modules".

	Sounds fine - make it an action GEP or something ;-) have a requirement
of bug-freeness, make the responsible maintainers the release team - and
you have the current process, but discussed in public.

>   - For each release process in which GNOME Developer Platform module
>     changes are proposed, individual GEPs will document the decisions and
>     discussions regarding a particular addition, change or removal. It will
>     be named after the release and module, eg. "GEP X: GNOME 2.2 Developer
>     Platform: libexample".

	The thing is, that adding modules is often tied to other things; such
that a single GEP would propose adding a new feature, in a new module
(eg.).

> Yeah, so I've used legalese to describe them, bite me. :-) Thoughts?

	The first bit sounds excellent to me.

> "I came for the quality, but I stayed for the freedom." - Sean Neakums   

	Nice :-)

		Michael.

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