On 12/27/2012 10:34 AM, Tim Landscheidt wrote:
I think the problem with some groups is that if you
are not
in the group, you're not in the group. Do you need to join
the Bug Squad to squash bugs?
Of course not. You don't need to join the Browser Testing team to define
test cases, the Promotion team to promote MediaWiki, etc.
Bug Squad teams have existed in software projects for a while now. They
don't limit people's permissions to triage bugs. If anything, formal bug
squad teams should be helpful to identify more & better the people
deserving extra permissions... By the way, even MediaWiki attempted to
have a formal
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bug_Squad . The fact of
doing this as a MediaWiki Group changes nothing.
What happens if you triage/
fix a bug without consulting them? Will they feel that
their "territory" has been infringed, their rules have not
been followed and maybe withdraw from MediaWiki development
as a consequence especially when they thought of joining the
Bug Squad as a commitment and sacrifice to the community
with some powers and prestige as reward?
... whatever happens in the life of these teams will depend on the
people forming them, not on the fact that they are a MediaWiki Group or not.
By the way, some principles and rules (apart from common sense) already
exist for anybody interested in bug handling:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bug_management
This doesn't happen in groups defined by geography
who do
not have any other responsibility, but I certainly share
Sébastien's concern about groups targetting other fields.
Still concerned?
--
Quim Gil
Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil