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New Contribution Policy

September 15, 2008 in Site & Project

In an effort to become a better player in the open source community, jMonkeyEngine is tweaking it”s contribution policies. Our goal is to make it easier for community members to contribute to the jME code base while maintaining the level of quality jME is known for.
The key change is that anyone who requests write access to the 2.0 code repository will be approved. However, they will be on a probationary period where this access will be revoked if any issues arise. This system will make allow users to get bug fixes and new features in place without having to rely on a Developer.
This system will work in the following way:

  1.  A user will request write access to the repository (they will then be given the Contributor title).
  2. The user will post on the forum any changes they wish to contribute back to the code base.
  3. If after 1 day there are no disagreements of the change, the user can then submit the change into the repository.
  4. If any item is contributed that is contested by another user or developer, that user will immediately lose write access while the contribution is investigated. If it is deemed to not be worth losing contributor title over, it will be granted again.
This system requires self governing of the community, but the community is one of jME”s strongest attributes. I believe that this will prevent stagnation of the code base and give the community a chance to help build the best engine in Java.
This system will be tweaked over the coming months as issues arise.
If you are interested in becoming a Contributor email with your desire.
You can discuss this new policy here.