From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19694 invoked by alias); 17 Feb 2003 18:58:48 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 19685 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2003 18:58:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (172.16.49.200) by 172.16.49.205 with SMTP; 17 Feb 2003 18:58:48 -0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h1HIwlK10934 for ; Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:58:47 -0500 Received: from pobox.corp.redhat.com (pobox.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.156]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h1HIwla19790 for ; Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:58:47 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (vpn64-10.boston.redhat.com [172.16.66.10]) by pobox.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h1HIwks16585 for ; Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:58:47 -0500 Received: (from kev@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h1HIwfe31648 for gdb@sources.redhat.com; Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:58:41 -0700 Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:58:00 -0000 From: Kevin Buettner Message-Id: <1030217185840.ZM31647@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: Daniel Jacobowitz "[maint] The GDB maintenance process" (Feb 17, 1:07pm) References: <20030217180709.GA19866@nevyn.them.org> To: gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [maint] The GDB maintenance process MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-SW-Source: 2003-02/txt/msg00278.txt.bz2 On Feb 17, 1:07pm, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > Right now, we use stricter policies to prevent problems which cause > breakage. I think these policies are stifling us. Loosening them (and > maybe adding a formal patch reversion policy) would let more people fix > problems more easily, as they arise, without slowing development. I agree. Kevin