Am Mittwoch, dem 15.02.2023 um 15:11 +0100 schrieb Alexander Kanavin: > On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 at 14:53, Otavio Salvador > <otavio.salvador@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think the Barebox inside OE-Core allows a bigger integration and > > reuse of existing tooling for signing and other classes currently well > > integrated with U-Boot. For me, a critical point for decision is if > > Pengutronix will commit to support it. > > You should be well aware there's a history of people contributing > stuff to core and even assigning themselves as maintainers, then > disappearing. If possible I would add my name with the above-mentioned Mailing list to the maintainers file. This ensures I am responsible but not the only one reading the mails. > And then it falls (largely) on me to keep things > (barely) going. What happens if ptx withdraws its commitment? Can I > then send a commit that removes barebox from core? Imagine the angry > lynch mob that will show up after my head. I am fully ok with removing barebox again if we fail maintaining it properly. Should I sign this somewhere? ;) > Adding things to core is a decision that cannot be easily reversed, so > I'd rather have barebox in meta-barebox for a while, with any needed > fixing to classes and infra in core. It has been in meta-ptx since 2015 and in meta-barebox since 2016. I would call that 'a while' :) Best regards, Enrico -- Pengutronix e.K. | Enrico Jörns | Embedded Linux Consulting & Support | https://www.pengutronix.de/ | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | Phone: +49-5121-206917-180 | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Fax: +49-5121-206917-9 |
