Re: user contribs [was Re: [OGo-Users] Default settings for new appointments, tasks...]

On Sunday 21 January 2007 12:33, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:

> But that would require people to both build OpenGroupware on their own
> AND apply patches.  I think the pool of people able/willing to do so is
> actually rather small.

so if there is interest why not facilitate it. I guess I over emphasized the 
point by considering patches in the post. That was probably an error. 
Enhancements or modes is probably the main point of interest for 
contributors. 

> I've considered building packages (RPM) of OGo that contain a set of
> patches;  but who would test them?  It is hard to muster the gumption
> until someone specifically volunteers [and who has been around awhile so
> I suspect they will follow through] .
>
> > and the main code tree in svn does not become polluted. With time and
> > testing by OGo/Skyrix group of developers, pending on license, code could
> > be merged as testing permit.
>
> Is there anything in bugzilla currently that looks like a sign-off for
> licensing of patches?  I know the Samba project has gotten to be very
> fastidious about this;  your have to post to the list that you mean your
> patch to be included under the license [or I believe that is how it
> works].  But of course OGo is much further out on the radar scope than
> Samba.

I was simply being politically correct. Heck I live in a government town. It 
rubs off in all the wrong places. 
>
> > At present the are many bits of code, solutions or patches in plone but
> > you need to look for them specifically. In other words you need to know
> > exactly what you are looking for. This is OK for long time project
> > members or new members with an advanced skill set. New users are left in
> > the cold at present as contribs are not easily identified in the search
> > function as no one ever "to the best of my limited knowledge" uses the
> > keyword indexing system upon content generation.
>
> I barely know anything about the "keyword indexing system"

See the properties tab. With your permission status you may add keywords as 
well to meet your needs. 

> > One simple solution is to tag a file or document with the keyword "user
> > contrib" or something similar to be agreed upon by the project and plone
> > admin then setup a global folder like for "user docs" tab and all "user
> > contrib's" are indexed and collated on one page.
>
> I don't know;  I think uploading a patch to bugzilla is still a better
> method.  And many people are familiar with bugzilla since it is a
> pervasive [albeit hideous] application.   You can write doc plone
> entries that have links to bugzilla bugs / patches.  I just worry that
> stuff in the plone is easily lost track of;  bugzilla dings me about new
> bugs and changes to bugs.

Again over emphasis on patches. If people do post stuff ie: enhancements to 
bugzilla it would be nice if it were cross referenced via a link in a plone 
doc and tagged with a suitable keyword. 


<remainder snipped for brevity>

Sorry I should not have included patches in the discussion. For example: Say 
someone has a nice mod or enhancement (of which there are several on the site 
already) they could post them to both the bugzilla and cross reference them 
in plone. Should they wish to add a tag ie: "enhancement" then a 
pre-identified search parameter can be established creating a listing of all 
user enhancements similar to what is done with user docs tab at present. That 
was really my point. Apologies for sidetracking the discussion by the 
inclusion of patches. 

Regards

/ch
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