From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 05:58:12 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] doc: describe the project's decision-making process
Message-ID: <Zkw39J_anOIk-zp1@tanuki>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqa5kof5ql.fsf@gitster.g>

On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 03:12:02PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com> writes:
> 
> > The Git project currently operates according to an informal
> > consensus-building process, which is currently described in the
> > SubmittingPatches document. However, that focuses on small/medium-scale
> > patch series. For larger-scale decisions, the process is not as well
> > described. Document what to expect so that we have something concrete to
> > help inform newcomers to the project.
> >
> > This document explicitly does not aim to impose a formal process to
> > decision-making, nor to change pre-existing norms. Its only aim is to
> > describe how the project currently operates today.
> >
> > Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com>
> > ---
> >
> > Changes in V4:
> > * Minor wording cleanups to be more emphatic and to clarify "other
> >   specific implementation" phrase.
> 
> Thanks for an update.  I am myself undecided on the "explicit
> recommendation?" question Patrick posed, but other than that this
> iteration looked reasonable.
> 
> Queued.  Thanks.

I think the current version is good enough, we can still iterate on it
as needed. Thanks!

Patrick