From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: new Emacs maintainer(s)? Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:37 -0400 Message-ID: <876460khda.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <878xb05ras.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <200706041853.l54IrLXb006451@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200706051632.l55GWNSZ026462@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <87ps4aue45.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87fy55cy7v.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <86y7ixjwtd.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <87tztlbcs0.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <868xaxjqtw.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <87myzdazje.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181158439 14427 80.91.229.12 (6 Jun 2007 19:33:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:33:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, Kenichi Handa To: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 06 21:33:57 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Hw1GS-000111-Vc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:33:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hw1GS-0005E0-F6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hw1GO-0005DY-Sp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:48 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hw1GN-0005Ct-Dh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hw1GN-0005Cq-AY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:47 -0400 Original-Received: from cyd.mit.edu ([18.115.2.24]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hw1GM-0007So-EX; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:33:46 -0400 Original-Received: by cyd.mit.edu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8BB434E50B; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:33:37 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87myzdazje.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> (Kim F. Storm's message of "Wed\, 06 Jun 2007 17\:11\:17 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:72363 Archived-At: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes: >> I agree. In addition, as I have many Unicode related works >> not yet finished for Emacs 23, and discussions in English >> take lot of time for me, I would very much appreciate if >> someone else takes the leadership of the whole project. > > That is why I suggested that we have a committee of 3 people for > each release: > > - a "technical lead" which is responsible for the "quality" of the > major modifications to the software (i.e. C and Lisp code). > > - a "release manager" which is responsible for the release, including > documentation, copyright stuff, packaging, etc (basically anything > else) > > - a "chairman" (the third person) who has the "final word" on any > disputes in the committee, based on an overall understanding of > Emacs "policies, history and visions" (whatever they are)... Similar structures have apparently worked well for many free software projects. So I think it's a very good idea, though the decision of whether or not to go down this route is Richard's to make.