[orbit-dev] On the need for CQs

[Jeff McAffer <Jeff_McAffer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David Williams pointed out an anomaly
the other day.  It seems that we have 125+ bundles in the Orbit builds
(including source) but only about 23 CQs in IPzilla related to tools.orbit.
 In practice these two numbers should be about the same (after factoring
out the source bundles).  The IP process requires a CQ *whenever*
a project chooses to use *any* third party lib regardless of whether or
not that lib has already been approved for use in other projects.  AFAIK,
this is true in *all* cases.  Once a lib has been approved for one
project, other projects can apply to "reuse" that lib.  This
reuse process is very quick and painless and the CQ workflow has a simplified
process for entering such CQs.

Given that we appear to be somewhat
out of whack right now, I'm working with Janet and the Foundation to see
how best to get back in line.  Regardless, Orbit committers please
be sure to enter the required CQs.  We can eliminate questions simply
by saying that every lib added to Orbit must have a bug requesting the
addition and every such bug MUST quote a CQ that is specific to the lib's
use in tools.orbit.

Thanks

Jeff

p.s., for those of you wondering why
we have to do this, it is because the board wants to know which projects
are using which third party code.  This is a notification issue not
so much an approval issue.  Janet and friends are just following the
process set out for them by the board.