[Kde-games-devel] kdegames maintainers list

[Parker Coates]

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 13:47, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> A Dimarts 02 Desembre 2008, Parker Coates va escriure:
>> Maybe it would make sense to add another column to that table allowing
>> maintainers to comment on the level of their maintainership.
>>
>> For example, some games have somewhat reluctant maintainers who have
>> been thrust into the position in the absence of anyone else filling
>> the role. In such cases, they may want to note "New maintainer
>> welcome".
>>
>> Other maintainers may be happy as maintainers, but have a shortage of
>> time to dedicate to their game, in which case they may want to note
>> "Semi-Active. Patches / bugfixes welcome."
>>
>> Then you have maintainers like me who have time, are protective of
>> their code and would prefer to do everything themselves. I might note
>> "Active. Bug reports / feature requests welcome."
>>
>> The reason I bring this up is that having subscribed to the
>> kde-games-bugs list, I often see bug reports on other people's and
>> wonder if I should try to fix them or not. If the maintainer is
>> active, they could do a better job of fixing it and probably a lot
>> quicker than I could, so there's a temptation to not bother. On the
>> other hand, if I knew that the maintainer was strapped for time and
>> that the help would be appreciated, then I'd be much more likely to
>> try my hand at a patch.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> I would say that if you want to help, comment on the bug "i think i can fix
> it" and then go on unless you get a reply saying no on the bug itself.

The problem is that I have to spend some time investigating before I
have an idea of whether or not I can fix it. If I knew that a
particular game was in need of help, I'd pay more attention to its bug
reports and be willing to spend more time investigating.

Parker