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(for instance changelog, commit, document +</I>><i> authoring) +</I> +I'm not sure what you mean by "providing" here. Contributors should have +@mageia.org addresses, and this address must be shown in RPM Changelogs +and RPM Packager fields (as is done in Mandriva). + +><i> b) should a contributor provide a real name for the same goals? or is +</I>><i> a fake name/alias ok, as long as there are people that do know/meet +</I>><i> the person? +</I> +I'd prefer everyone provide a real or fake name instead of an alias, but +I don't feel so strongly about this. + +><i> I won't comment on pros and cons below (not exclusive of others), but +</I>><i> those were raised in the discussion before: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The pros (as in "yes one should"): +</I>><i> - that is the common way used in MDV and other major distributions +</I>><i> - (email or name) it identifies the author of a change to the project/code +</I>><i> - (email) it helps identifying & contacting directly someone in the +</I>><i> project (peer review or any ad hoc matter) +</I>><i> - (email & name) it helps building confidence among contributors and +</I>><i> from the outside +</I>><i> - (name) it encourages people to adopt a consistent behaviour +</I>><i> - (email & name) it builds one's contributions list for +</I>><i> future/outside reference +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The cons (as in "no, one should be free not to") +</I>><i> - public email addresses get spammed +</I> +I don't consider this a big issue, the email addresses are readable from +mailing lists etc. in any case. + +><i> - personal preferences to not reveal one's name +</I>><i> - there are situations where anonymity is a requirement or "nice to +</I>><i> have" (from a personal or corporate point of view) +</I>><i> - it will encourage people to contact directly contributors instead +</I>><i> of using other expected channels +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Note that one may use a fake name/identity anyway to stay anonymous +</I>><i> (but unless one already has a network of trust within a group, she +</I>><i> would not have a past public record to help building her new +</I>><i> reputation). +</I>><i> +</I>><i> What is at stake is the accountability for each contributor, hence for +</I>><i> the whole project. What will matter is what one does and how. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> And again, let's have this point discussed in a cool, informative, +</I>><i> constructive and efficient way, please. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Cheers, +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Romain +</I> + +-- +Anssi Hannula +</PRE> + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="002976.html">[Mageia-dev] Contributors using real name/working email? or not? or maybe? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="002934.html">[Mageia-dev] Contributors using real name/working email? or not? or maybe? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#2932">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#2932">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#2932">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#2932">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |