From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [209.132.183.28]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C204AAF85 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:57:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C052E1B94; Tue, 16 Feb 2016 07:57:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sopuli.koti.laiskiainen.org (vpn1-4-150.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.4.150]) by int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id u1G7vuo5023495; Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:57:57 -0500 To: Thomas Monjalon , web@dpdk.org References: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> From: Panu Matilainen Message-ID: <56C2D684.3080202@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:57:56 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.22 Cc: stephen@networkplumber.org, jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com, konstantin.ananyev@intel.com Subject: Re: [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: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 07:58:00 -0000 On 02/15/2016 10:34 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 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 > +
> + > > Acked-by: Panu Matilainen - Panu -