The 'rule'

[Andy Baker]

Hi,

I was about to start a discussion about a patch I'd like to contribute when I remembered there is a rule about contributions.

Is it the '5 for 1' rule? Something like that - the regulars here will know immediately what it is I'm trying to remember!

I did try and find it here: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/internals/contributing/ but couldn't spot it. It's hard to search for something when you can't remember what it's called...

[Wim Lewis]

On 30 Jun 2014, at 12:01 PM, Andy Baker wrote:
> I was about to start a discussion about a patch I'd like to contribute when I remembered there is a rule about contributions.
>
> Is it the '5 for 1' rule? Something like that - the regulars here will know immediately what it is I'm trying to remember!

I think the intent is more "If the committers haven't looked at your pet patch and you want them to, you can triage 5 tickets and ask for yours to be looked at in return". I don't think it's intended to keep people from contributing. On the other hand, I'm sure everyone would appreciate the help triaging tickets.

Original post from Jacob Kaplan-Moss:

http://python.6.x6.nabble.com/Help-review-tickets-get-a-prize-td511910.html

[Russell Keith-Magee]

Hi Andy,

The 5-for-1 offer isn't an official part of the Django development process; it's an ad-hoc thing that some members of the core team have offered from time to time when they find themselves with some spare time. 

I'm not aware of anyone on the core team that is currently offering 5-for-1 in a formal capacity. That said, if you drop into IRC and ask around, you might find someone who will offer the deal, especially if you can find 5 tickets in a related area.

Yours

Russ Magee %-)