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Maybe a panel of maintainers could publish a quarterly review with attribution/thanks to the most important contributors. No metrics to game, only pure human ex
by radiator 5y ago
Maybe a panel of maintainers could publish a quarterly review with attribution/thanks to the most important contributors. No metrics to game, only pure human expert opinions.
- exikyut 5y ago[Generic hand-waving about how LWN kinda does this, in a high-signal manner unfriendly to statistical summation]
- everybodyknows 5y agoMaintainers aren’t interested in taking on extra chores. However, important contributors already do receive attribution, in the format of news articles, here: https://lwn.net/Archives/ https://lwn.net/Archives/
- jldugger 5y agoIMO part of the problem is that Greg KH publishes this annual 'state of the kernel' that is just a list of metrics to game. Which feels like it was started to shame non-RH companies to contribute more often. So, kinda maybe beware what you wish for? Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQr2-Dh0es https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQr2-Dh0es