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 598102956 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:02:57 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-wm0-f42.google.com with SMTP id l68so276082wml.0 for ; Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:02:57 -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:in-reply-to:references; bh=lFWQKfLTQLnW4Xoidjquo7ENv93/DQD7m7mE0zT831g=; b=VZCqWRkoqtdRudbxU7ImHf9We7vFcQ6qDy5i+ntFYsc9eoho40u4dTjvnprqWZZgx7 UhNWE9Ytm/c0s4sfR0isLf2vN+2GWoXYPva7VTWdK7H/IV19b6UuGLOvl3XOV9on9gEp rB6cutauwWd97xjXn1NOBJglQo+IJjfsBgk6HUmZ55ZqxWMNliDUioKvb9ZkV2fZntOC 5ZvrYG4rLVbzvdVM21lu58OAb8SE6ym3KeCPK9IZzdHk4a0pijh8MPPSXcVgIPBEDGVT 65ihJOGYEw3UexdV909RdHqJ03Ncnu3OcQ6j4fAZ1s2wVPLNtgfpD+N1iUIxOcbYpgpm JtMQ== 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:in-reply-to :references; bh=lFWQKfLTQLnW4Xoidjquo7ENv93/DQD7m7mE0zT831g=; b=AZpSAkTapaNTK2uYZ0PIJ2k6cZdLzKdheGFW4191vRNZqGh0rjnyv62xg0W1d3CVw3 N4kq5JtzFSRbmeflh0ItnN+YQjJBdr4ubISyXF9v9euOiXYizHNxNqsSpMp+BNUW/NAK 47/IHY/3Ue8ENX4/KjFrTNwmsu5lPDzo9j4h146GKWBRCTKy9ekNEgattaVaF35Nzjpn XnZIR6eI3hha5BLk1anIMUVw7SrhljCed04ucXAmaPB5y94N3Kgbo+zYL6KWo9C2Zohw tXfCLncWSWyn3RZKq/Zr1qlJfxYNQzI4dtVR4JDv0/wGiY9CJVuWzix1Eid7S4u8CBEn OuUw== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJLpFytL6GoUm+saQVBsS6eeZM1Ik7qo/OjIrx1pW8prGy2eD+wVqYb6sPs+kTw4x1Po X-Received: by 10.194.114.133 with SMTP id jg5mr25407548wjb.99.1456941777169; Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:02:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from XPS13.dev.6wind.com (guy78-3-82-239-227-177.fbx.proxad.net. [82.239.227.177]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id et11sm36936568wjc.30.2016.03.02.10.02.55 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:02:56 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Monjalon To: web@dpdk.org Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:01:18 +0100 Message-Id: <1456941678-26178-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.0 In-Reply-To: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> References: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> Cc: jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, stephen@networkplumber.org, konstantin.ananyev@intel.com Subject: [dpdk-web] [PATCH v2] 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: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:02:57 -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 Acked-by: Bruce Richardson Acked-by: Panu Matilainen Acked-by: Olivier Matz Acked-by: Konstantin Ananyev --- v2: - add current - add mailing list address - add some words in scope The previous acks were kept. Please comment. --- 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 +129,33 @@

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 the questions directly related to + the development in 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 current members of + techboard@dpdk.org are: +

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