[desktop-discuss] Re: JDS code review process

[Laszlo (Laca) Peter]

Thanks, I've added a note and links to the ARC documents.

Laca

On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 09:56 +1300, Glynn Foster wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> John Plocher wrote:
> > [ Referring to the "JDS code review process" discussion at
> > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=14977 ]
> > 
> > Someplace in this process there needs to be a (quick and simple) determination of architectural impact to ensure that new features or changes that impact others get the exposure and review that they need.  Something like:
> > 
> >     If (impact limited to JDS) then 
> >             <follow this process>
> >     else if (impacts other parts of OpenSolaris) then 
> >             <need to engage with the ARC community>
> >     else /* ? impacts upstream suppliers (GNOME, Mozilla...) ? */
> >             <need to engage with supplier community>
> 
> This seems entirely useful to me. We've traditionally tried to push these sorts
> of changes directly up into the upstream communities first given they have an
> impact on interfaces, but yes, any change should obviously be characterized by
> its architectural impact. Hopefully Laca can incorporate this into his review
> documents.
> 
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Glynn
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