Re: [Gdbheads] Proposed poll on proposals

[Kevin Buettner]

On 03 Feb 2004 01:02:34 -0500
Ian Lance Taylor <address@hidden> wrote:

> Here are the proposals, in the order in which I found them by reading
> the discussions with a threaded e-mail reader:
> 
> 1) Global maintainers are permitted to approve patches to any part of
>    gdb, even parts which have a specific area maintainer.

Yes.

> 2) If maintainers disagree on a patch, and can not resolve the
>    disagreement by discussion, the disagreement may be resolved by a
>    vote of all global maintainers and relevant area maintainers.

Yes.

> 3) Assign more area maintainers to areas for which patches are not
>    being reviewed fast enough.

No.  (Area maintainers should have demonstrated expertise in the given
area.  We shouldn't be throwing more maintainers at a given area just
because patch review is slow.)

> 4) Track patches using an automated system; permit global maintainers
>    to approve a patch if the relevant area maintainers have not acted
>    for N days, for some value of N.

No.

> 5) Create an ombudsman for gdb, who is responsible for listening to
>    people's reports of problems, and then resolving them first through
>    the global maintainers, and then, if that fails, through the
>    steering committee.

Abstain.  (I'm undecided on this one.  If the steering committee were
active enough, would there be a need for an ombudsman?)

> 6) Reconstitute the steering committee to make it more active and to
>    make it better reflect the gdb community.  Include people from the
>    gcc and binutils projects.  Perhaps do not include current gdb
>    maintainers, to permit more objectivity.

Yes.

Kevin