From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70A459A8D for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 22:06:35 +0100 (CET) Received: from orsmga003.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.27]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Feb 2016 13:06:34 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.22,452,1449561600"; d="scan'208";a="746864418" Received: from irsmsx153.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.192.75]) by orsmga003.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Feb 2016 13:06:33 -0800 Received: from irsmsx103.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.30]) by IRSMSX153.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.9.69]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:31 +0000 From: "Richardson, Bruce" To: Thomas Monjalon , "web@dpdk.org" Thread-Topic: [PATCH] decision making via technical board Thread-Index: AQHRaDCjJRE2GLdVQUaoZ/ZH2fvKJJ8tmP1w Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:31 +0000 Message-ID: <59AF69C657FD0841A61C55336867B5B0359CCE58@IRSMSX103.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> In-Reply-To: <1455568495-26734-1-git-send-email-thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-titus-metadata-40: eyJDYXRlZ29yeUxhYmVscyI6IiIsIk1ldGFkYXRhIjp7Im5zIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wvd3d3LnRpdHVzLmNvbVwvbnNcL0ludGVsMyIsImlkIjoiOWQyNmI3NDAtNjBlZC00YjM3LTkyNzUtMzM2MzlmZTNhZTlkIiwicHJvcHMiOlt7Im4iOiJDVFBDbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbiIsInZhbHMiOlt7InZhbHVlIjoiQ1RQX0lDIn1dfV19LCJTdWJqZWN0TGFiZWxzIjpbXSwiVE1DVmVyc2lvbiI6IjE1LjkuNi42IiwiVHJ1c3RlZExhYmVsSGFzaCI6IlpsTHE5TUtcL3N3U3kzTnJ5UTJvaFpsZ3FhZmNQdTZQSnQ3NStPTU4zVGVZPSJ9 x-ctpclassification: CTP_IC x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.181] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "stephen@networkplumber.org" , "jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com" , "Ananyev, Konstantin" 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: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:06:36 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com] > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 8:35 PM > To: web@dpdk.org > Cc: stephen@networkplumber.org; pmatilai@redhat.com; Ananyev, Konstantin > ; Richardson, Bruce > ; olivier.matz@6wind.com; > jerin.jacob@caviumnetworks.com > Subject: [PATCH] decision making via technical board >=20 > Explains the decision making process for consensus exception. > It has been discussed and decided by the technical board during its first > meeting. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon > --- > dev.html | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) >=20 > 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 href=3D"/dev/roadmap">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 href=3D"/ml/archives/dev">mailing list. > Be sure to be registered. > @@ -104,12 +107,14 @@ > fixline =3D log -1 --abbrev=3D12 --format=3D'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 Acked-by: Bruce Richardson