FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: task progression

[Erik Jaesler <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

François Revol wrote:
> Someone reported that the BMenu class wasn't assigned but someone was 
> working on it anyway.
> Should be corrected.

That *is* correct.  The only people *assigned* interface kit team tasks 
are interface kit team members.  The only people who are (or shortly 
will be, when I find time to do a cull) interface kit team members are 
those who have shown that they are reasonably consistent contributors 
who will take responsibility for the tasks they have been assigned.

This policy is similar to that employed by *many* open source projects, 
and I'm actually much more liberal about it than most projects are: 
once I've got a reasonable amount of code (one medium class worth, with 
unit tests, etc.) from someone, they become a team member in full 
standing with all the rights, responsibilities, and priviledges thereof. 
;)  Which is to say they can post to the mailing list and I get them 
full CVS access.  Who knows how long you'd have to submit patches for 
Linux or one of the BSDs before you got CVS access; I'll wager it takes 
a *lot* more than I'm asking. =)

Having said that, I'm pretty confident that the individual currently 
working on the menuing stuff will soon be a full team member.

The site is not, however, being kept as up-to-date as everyone 
(including myself) would like:  it's always a question of whether 
spending my limited time updating the site or writing some code would be 
more useful in moving the project forward.  In an attempt to remedy the 
situation, I am currently looking for someone to help out with updating 
the site.  It's the perfect opportunity to help out for someone who is 
not terribly technical, but motivated and available.

e