[Dev] Rotating build sheriff duties?

Katie Capps Parlante capps at osafoundation.org
Wed Dec 7 20:42:44 PST 2005


Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> My take, then, is that we need not a rotating "build sheriff" but a 
> rotating "tinderbox wrangler".  The difference being that the former is 
> expected to enforce rules, and the latter is a co-ordinator for various 
> technical issues and a temporary replacement for better monitoring tools 
> in certain areas.  I don't mind being a tinderbox wrangler, but I really 
> don't want to be a sheriff.

My 2c...

-1 to having a daily "rotating sheriff"
    * negotiating the role day by day seems pretty painful
    * I also prefer the connotation of someone helping identify and 
resolve technical issues over rules enforcement

+1 to periodically handing off the role of "tinderbox wrangler" 
periodically to people willing to take on the role
    * week at a time? month at a time?
    * I'll add myself to the list of volunteers

If others prefer a daily rotation, I'd play along. :)

Cheers,
Katie



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