From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm0-f42.google.com (mail-wm0-f42.google.com [74.125.82.42]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E7C79A8D for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:37:01 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-wm0-f42.google.com with SMTP id g62so76101202wme.1 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:37:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=6wind-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id; bh=fxMUmK977xnmnE9QMCXx/vFZep4cVDyxBwBp7/gjY6Y=; b=FeNu0nJgt+n5VfBsCGqxQ+Vop1TqhXICMIaLOIHM744lXXjj+PKmHZzoEpnVsagC6g vjEmT92Ib/g/P9eUOkOwY0iGgLDcVrWa6PMGdEIy4pvKasBob4gITZBoYQ4M5UiigS2V 2wLXYcYYcxLoAgIyWFMLndECflOE5l3WCADUABM6ipCxF0E/xAgnT1t1iLmkdRMVbqrw AOeerzCZVIk82lIm4Doe75nFMzrTIMqUfqhb8pAcf/l/9XokBZuT0xWuP/W5MSV6a9nY sxmqKuulUtxJYbPkRFhGn9LPlzIUfw2Gqg6FYAW2EKOOb7Dlhh34hTInky5vMAqs9G4a +ZVQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id; bh=fxMUmK977xnmnE9QMCXx/vFZep4cVDyxBwBp7/gjY6Y=; b=PQKLikBPIpvDQPf/W0MAzyf6FeJ8XiaMLQY6E8i+EDaPChNWZ3XXvX7mXzvjO2H1mZ eI7Q88g3IPg+DjpXH5sgM3/R6yPmq22IKEwEXJFxLNoUMn/8Ipxd5amDvn/R+4eNWPVt D90o9qYXGPiD7EJG1NJ2nEIDzDoYS1GFLrwPIItgTADm4RN8BOhWDxrxmBgYWke5IJpQ yTUq0oCJHrbXr6iTBEQb5KU0U0xdakxiMwpkCmDnEKihMq6pja75qhQpq82zS4kzKxtB ZCGgXoBtD1UgDN0Rbc75VjC1A/T07VPhOfBVUzTHidaUNBQWszWF/JIekXcA1KR2D45L y8Bg== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOThdczlDUV6k6WI7Jjud/gf8aJnymTv4EvC4nLbnTWgwYpVati8X2s5Zl8SjpK3MLhc X-Received: by 10.28.148.130 with SMTP id w124mr15078448wmd.71.1455568621333; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:37:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (136-92-190-109.dsl.ovh.fr. [109.190.92.136]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id z65sm20608190wmg.1.2016.02.15.12.36.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:37:00 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Monjalon To: web@dpdk.org Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:34:55 +0100 Message-Id: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.0 Cc: jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, stephen@networkplumber.org, konstantin.ananyev@intel.com Subject: [dpdk-web] [PATCH] decision making via technical board X-BeenThere: web@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: website maintenance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:37:01 -0000 Explains the decision making process for consensus exception. It has been discussed and decided by the technical board during its first meeting. Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon --- dev.html | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/dev.html b/dev.html index a091efc..2851eb2 100644 --- a/dev.html +++ b/dev.html @@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ Coming patches are listed in patchwork.

Planned features are listed in the roadmap and integrated during a cycle started by a merge window. +

Licenses

Main code is BSD licensed and Linux kernel related parts are naturally licensed under the GPL. +

Get source code

Read-only access: 

git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ 
git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk

The source code can be browsed online.

Focus is on next version in git HEAD. There is no maintenance of previous versions. +

Contribute by sending patches

Patches should be sent and reviewed via the mailing list. Be sure to be registered. @@ -104,12 +107,14 @@ fixline = log -1 --abbrev=12 --format='Fixes: %h (\"%s\")'

The built-in documentation have more details about the contribution guidelines. +

Contribute by testing or reviewing patches

Patches are applied in the git repository when it becomes clear that they are well written and do the right things.
Test reports and reviews help a lot in the process. Such contributions are marked with flags Tested-by, Reviewed-by or Acked-by. +

Status of patches

Once sent to the mailing list, patches are automatically registered in patchwork with status "New". @@ -124,4 +129,32 @@

Patchwork can also help to download patches individually or bundled.

Most of the patchwork actions can be done with a pwclient command line. + +

Technical board

+

The decision making process is primarily based on consensus. + However in rare cases, the technical board can make a decision + when consensus is not reached on the mailing list. +

The scope of this body is limited to questions directly related to the + following repositories: +

    +
  • dpdk.git +
  • dpdk-next*.git +
  • dpdk-web.git +
+

After having tried to solve every concerns, a maintainer + (listed in the MAINTAINERS file) + or a board member (listed below) can request a board meeting as a last resort. + Then the technical board will meet on IRC to issue a decision within 2 weeks. + A quorum of 6 members is required. +

The 7 members are: +

    +
  • Bruce Richardson +
  • Jerin Jacob +
  • Konstantin Ananyev +
  • Olivier Matz +
  • Panu Matilainen +
  • Stephen Hemminger +
  • Thomas Monjalon +
+ -- 2.7.0