[wp-hackers] How does code make it into core?

[Burobjorn]

Interesting discussion. I like that Callum is writing down the way to 
get patches into the core. I would have liked to know about it when I 
put some effort in creating two patches which have been on hold for 
roughly a year. Although they are not 'worldchanging' and mere small BC 
compatible enhancements.

This made me less interested in making patches of my changes and sharing 
them on Trac. Maybe it's time to re-think how people can contribute to 
Wordpress? Perhaps a special 'experimental' trunk open to all?

All the best,

grtz
BjornW


>> Hey westi,
>>
>> Thanks for the tip, I'll write that up onto the Wiki if that's ok.
>>
>> So, to confirm, the way code makes it into core is through one of the 
>> core devs. Is that correct?
> 
> This makes the most logical sense, since they have commit access. No, 
> I'm not making fun of you. Although, thank god we don't have to depend 
> upon Matt to get patches committed. Ryan and Westi (I suppose Peter?) do 
> a really good job, if the issue is important enough.
> 
>>
>> Is there a list of core devs somewhere and relevant specialities? 
>> Should an appeal be made to an individual dev specifically?
> 
> 
> Yeah, I think it is on the about page on wordpress.org. I'm not going to 
> look for it, but you should be able to find it.
> 
> 
>>
>> I'm keen to find a way of consulting with one or two key people before 
>> writing a bunch of code. I understand that a patch on trac is the end 
>> result, my aim is to find out if there's a way to get "soft feedback" 
>> before going down that route. I'm not expecting firm commitments, just 
>> a general position on "yes, sounds like a good idea" or "no, doesn't 
>> sound like a good idea".
> I usually annoy them by getting on the IRC channel. You can do the same, 
> if you want to get direct feedback. I usually don't do that any more 
> since I find they usually aren't on when I get home and I can't discuss 
> things during work hours. I have to program while I'm at work and they 
> frown upon not coding and chatting on IRC.
> 
> However, if you want to know whether something is a good idea or not, 
> then WP-Hackers is a great place to know how many people hate the idea. 
> That way you'll know how many you'll piss off when you ignore them and 
> submit the patch anyway (I wouldn't expect to get it through).
> 
> Also, where did you do the write up on the process? Can  you give the link?
> 


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