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So you're screwed if you don't have any connections. In that way it's just like meat space.

by moogly 8mo ago

eightnoteight 8mo ago
exactly this, verification should always been on the code if someone fresh wants to contribute, now they will have to network before they can write code honestly i don't see my self networking just so that i can push my code I think there are valid ways to increase the outcome, like open source projects codifying the focus areas during each month, or verifying the PRs, or making PRs show proof of working etc,... many ways to deter folks who don't want to meaningfully contribute and simply ai generate and push the effort down the real contributors
- kortex 8mo ago
  Why are folks seemingly so averse to sending an email / hopping on a channel to actually talk to maintainers before just firing off code? I've been on both sides of this; I have been young and green and just fired off contributions without stopping to think, do they event want this?. Codebases are rarely built primarily out of zillions of shotgunned patches, they are more like a garden that needs tending over time, and the ones that are the best tenders are usually the ones that spend the most amount of time in the garden.
- geodel 8mo ago
  > honestly i don't see my self networking just so that i can push my code But that's good outcome. You would rather spend time on projects where you agree with the project policies.
tristan957 8mo ago
Nobody is screwed in the Ghostty project. Simply open a discussion to discuss your idea.
- Zambyte 8mo ago
  Yeah, it's important to note that opening an MR is not the only way to communicate. It seems like many people in this thread are forgetting that.
throwaway2037 8mo ago
This is untrue. Look here: https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md It explains how to get vouched. You need to have a person vouch for you after you open an issue with your proposed change. After you are vouched, you may raise a PR.

So you're screwed if you don't have any connections. In that way it's just like meat space.

by moogly 8mo ago

So you're screwed if you don't have any connections. In that way it's just like meat space.

exactly this, verification should always been on the code if someone fresh wants to contribute, now they will have to network before they can write code honestly i don't see my self networking just so that i can push my code I think there are valid ways to increase the outcome, like open source projects codifying the focus areas during each month, or verifying the PRs, or making PRs show proof of working etc,... many ways to deter folks who don't want to meaningfully contribute and simply ai generate and push the effort down the real contributors

kortex 8mo ago
Why are folks seemingly so averse to sending an email / hopping on a channel to actually talk to maintainers before just firing off code? I've been on both sides of this; I have been young and green and just fired off contributions without stopping to think, do they event want this?. Codebases are rarely built primarily out of zillions of shotgunned patches, they are more like a garden that needs tending over time, and the ones that are the best tenders are usually the ones that spend the most amount of time in the garden.
geodel 8mo ago
> honestly i don't see my self networking just so that i can push my code But that's good outcome. You would rather spend time on projects where you agree with the project policies.

tristan957 8mo ago

Nobody is screwed in the Ghostty project. Simply open a discussion to discuss your idea.

Zambyte 8mo ago
Yeah, it's important to note that opening an MR is not the only way to communicate. It seems like many people in this thread are forgetting that.

throwaway2037 8mo ago

This is untrue. Look here: https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md It explains how to get vouched. You need to have a person vouch for you after you open an issue with your proposed change. After you are vouched, you may raise a PR.