Community contributor feedback
@wwwjon @lzampier I have worked with you on a few MRs which have been significant contributions to the code base. I noted during our time that the process wasn't always as smooth as it could be. I wanted to ping you here to see if you have any thoughts on the process, your specific pain points, and how we might be able to improve the process.
Do you mind leaving some thoughts below?
I am also interested to learn more about how the role at your work encourages contributions to GitLab if you're able to share more. Is it a formal part of your job? Are you allocated time? How do your contributions align with your role?
A couple of thoughts I have:
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Operating off a fork can change my day to day workflow. We work off branches within the company. This can be a hurdle to running MR code, making suggestions, etc.
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I wonder if we can improve integration with "significant contributors" vs the occasional one off contributor. I feel that the MRs you submit are equivalent to the work myself and my colleagues perform. I would like to see your contributions to GitLab experience the same privileges that my own MRs receive.