Re: Listing X window system activities

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On 27 Apr 2003 19:19:04 -0400, Owen Taylor wrote:

> 
>  >  Does code cleanup and decruftification belong under "Advancing the
>  >  
>  >   Codebase"? Along the same lines, what about clearly identifying
>  >   the standards to which submitted code must/should/ought comply?
> 
>  I've added:
> 
>        Develop code style guides and internals documentation
>        Clean up existing code (janitorial work)
> 
>  To that section.

On a related note, does anybody see any value in a kernel-like
'xfree86-janitors' group?

The pros (IMO):

* provides a structured way for new developers to be eased into the
project.

* provides a convenient place to point ppl who want to help but are not
sure about *how* to do so. ie they have more of a rash than a specific
itch. ;-)

* provides a very basic form of code audit.

The cons:

* It has the same problem as a newbie list; unless an established X
hacker has the copius free time to babysit^H^H^H^H lead the group it
will go nowhere. I'd hope that it's focussed and directed nature would
provide *some* mitigation to the pain of dealing with newbies.

* There's no guarantee that such a group would do anything useful.

* In fact, it's very possible that it could become disruptive and
distracting.

Any opinions?

If there is a general consensus that this would be a Good Thing, I'd
suggest that it be implemented immediately rather than having it
blocking on higher level issues being resolved.

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