“you either have a commit bit (enabling you to commit code to FreeBSD's repositories) or you don't. It's hard to find code reviews, and there generally isn't a fixed process ensuring that vitally important code gets reviewed prior to inclusion. This system thus relies heavily on the ability and collegiality of individual code creators.”
From my perspective, this whole thing is due to a severe failure of the development process. The sub-standard code should never have been committed. But if there is no process, is it really a failure? Or is this just how it is on FreeBSD?
“you either have a commit bit (enabling you to commit code to FreeBSD's repositories) or you don't. It's hard to find code reviews, and there generally isn't a fixed process ensuring that vitally important code gets reviewed prior to inclusion. This system thus relies heavily on the ability and collegiality of individual code creators.”
From my perspective, this whole thing is due to a severe failure of the development process. The sub-standard code should never have been committed. But if there is no process, is it really a failure? Or is this just how it is on FreeBSD?