[6200] in SIPB bug reports
Re: sipb-nonmem and prospectives with write bits on install volumes in sipb locker
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sam Hartman)
Mon Oct 28 18:30:03 1996
To: Salvatore Valente <svalente@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>, bug-sipb@MIT.EDU, jmorzins@MIT.EDU
From: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
Date: 28 Oct 1996 18:29:36 -0500
In-Reply-To: Salvatore Valente's message of Thu, 24 Oct 1996 20:29:09 -0400
>>>>> "Salvatore" == Salvatore Valente <svalente@MIT.EDU> writes:
Salvatore> Sam wrote:
Salvatore> <Sal gave> certain prospectives write access to the
Salvatore> new SIPB locker install... I formally object:
Salvatore> * SIPB traditionally does not allow prospectives to
Salvatore> write to install volumes in the SIPB locker...
Salvatore> ...<more objections>
Salvatore> Objection overruled. :-)
Salvatore> As for the particular prospective added, jmorzins, I've
Salvatore> only talked to him once or twice, and have no idea if
Salvatore> he's "qualified" to install stuff. But I figure that
Salvatore> if he's not, then I'll notice and fix things and tell
Salvatore> him what had to be fixed and then he'll be qualified.
I would much prefer if you had given him write access to the
source and build volumes, then installed stuff when he said it was
ready. I don't think this is much extra work, and gives you a good
chance to look at the quality of the release engineering and
maintainability of his builds.
Salvatore> We always say that prospectives should get involved in
Salvatore> projects. A couple of months ago, I sent out email
Salvatore> asking anyone to become in the new sipb locker project.
Salvatore> Jacob's response was not only the first response I got
Salvatore> from a prospective; it was the only response I got at
Salvatore> all. I was thrilled to get it. I was happy to give
Salvatore> him access to the project.
Salvatore> (Yes, I realize that there are also security concerns
Salvatore> with giving nearly random people write access to a Sipb
Salvatore> service locker. I chose to ignore them because I
Salvatore> figured that someone who wanted to install a trojan
Salvatore> horse in the Sipb locker wouldn't ask for permission to
Salvatore> do so...)
Salvatore> -Sal.
