[chef-dev] Community contribution check-in

[Bryan McLellan < >]

Hey folks,

I'd like to take a minute to check-in with everyone on how the
contribution process is working. We've made great strides in some
areas, here is where we've been focusing:

* Weekly triage to ensure patches get marked for merging
* More discussion on this list where everyone can participate
* Move toward more regular releases of projects
* Increased focus on packaging for releases

Here are a couple issues we're looking at tackling next:

* Github 'issues' is still enabled for some projects, causing confusion
* Pull requests aren't triaged to ensure they have a corresponding ticket
* Some projects still need more regular merging and releases
* We don't have an automated infrastructure to test releases and cookbooks

What is most important to you?
Was the contribution process [1] too difficult to pick up?
Are there tools we should be utilizing to make it much easier?
Any other ways we could improve the experience?

Let me know, you can email me directly at 
<
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 if you
have any thoughts or concerns that you would be uncomfortable
publishing to the list.

-- 
Bryan McLellan | opscode | senior systems administrator
(c) 206.607.7108 | (t) @btmspox | (b) http://blog.loftninjas.org

[1] http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/How+to+Contribute