[ksh93-integration-discuss] AST versions of fold, mktemp, pathchk, & tty [PSARC/2009/414 FastTrack timeout 07/31/2009]

[James Carlson]

Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> In the meantime, I'd like to invite anyone who thinks they can
> contribute meaningfully to present themselves as an Intern.  Here's what
> you should expect as a PSARC participant:

That's a pretty good list.  I'd add to it:

  * an understanding and acceptance that the ARC is explicitly and
intentionally _not_ a representative body, and that your participation
in it is expected to be for the good of all of OpenSolaris engineering,
and not as an ambassador for your project / technology / product /
company.  If you want such a role, you'll need to look elsewhere.

It's crucially important that all ARC participants understand this
issue.  As soon as any of those people start behaving as 'advocates'
rather than as technical reviewers, the process falls apart.

In fact, a "good" intern will question projects with which he has some
affiliation much more carefully and critically than others.  It's
generally seen as a good quality if interns are as broad as possible,
and this is also why there are intentionally no rules requiring recusal.

(We've had to take administrative action in the past in order to ensure
this outcome, and it's never a pleasant thing.)

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James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com>