[tools-pmc] Three rules!

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Been reading Asimov lately? 

One suggestion I have is to move this
discussion to the cross-project list? Seems something the whole community
should be aware of, not just those who happen to follow the tools-pmc (as
important as that mailing list is :) 

I also find it interesting to compare/contrast
with other open source bodies' documentation of "rules of engagement",
such as 
http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what

Note so much for their content (thought
that is interesting) but for the way they document it. 

I actually like the FAQ format. Especially
since it can be dynamic, in the sense you start off with a few frequently
asked questions, and then as more questions come up frequently, you add
to it. 

I think the _appearance_ of frequently
changing rules is sometimes frustrating to (us) programmers or engineers,
but is actually quite normal in the management of software development.

Similarly, the _appearance_ of developers
not following the rules is also frustrating to managers, but is also quiet
normal :)

Thanks,

Bjorn Freeman-Benson <bjorn.freeman-benson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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10/18/2007 05:39 PM

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To	Ed Merks <merks@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject	Re: [tools-pmc] Re: tools-pmc Digest, Vol 19, Issue 13

Ed,
How's this for a simplified version of the rules? (first draft)
http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/three-laws-of-eclipse.php
Many rules is a relative term and for those of us
who are poor at following
rules it will always seem like many.  ... Keeping the guidelines simple
would be
good, and I'd be happy to help review them.
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