[ORG] Creating "platform" teams, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris, ARM

[rvagg]

I've created some new teams purely as a mechanism for looping in relevant people to issues that concern the relevant "platform". This is mainly useful for Windows at this stage but I've made some others that I see immediate use for and created initial teams from people that I believe are appropriate for them.

@iojs/platform-windows: @piscisaureus & @seishun
@iojs/platform-freebsd: @indutny & @jbergstroem
@iojs/platform-solaris: @geek & @jbergstroem (given the likelyhood of having Solaris(ish) support back some time soon)
@iojs/platform-arm: @rvagg & @bnoordhuis (not sure either of us are really "qualified here" but I had to start somewhere!)

Please let me know if you are included but shouldn't be on that team. Also please put your hand up if you want to help with that platform. This is not limited to collaborators--it's open to everyone who wants to help, it gives you no special permissions simply beyond being notified by GitHub on @-mention of that team. Apparently you can also request to join a particular team now although I haven't seen the mechanism, perhaps click on the links above?

[othiym23]

I'm interested in helping on Windows, although given my other commitments I'm mostly going to have to be on-demand, and maybe remain focused on npm-related things.

[benjamingr]

I use OS X and Windows with io.js and I'll gladly test new releases on both and help debug them every once in a while if you'd like.

[brendanashworth]

+1. Should there be a group for every supported platform? Also, is there a 'global list' of platforms we try to support / would this be it?

[jbergstroem]

@brendanashworth I think linux and os x are exceptions mostly because they're so common. These [newly created] "focus" groups could represent areas we'd like to improve, further test or find additional collaborators in.

[rvagg]

yes, what @jbergstroem said, also we're trying to fix up the docs in iojs/build to reflect current status of platforms tested and supported -- thankfully we're building a great team of people who have time to do such things so it doesn't rely on waiting for me!

[sam-github]

I pay attention to windows issues, our code has to run on Windows, might as well add me to @iojs/platform-windows.

[rvagg]

done, thanks

[denji]

I think it will be much more correct in relation to the platforms:

• @iojs/platform-bsd
  • BSD Family, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, etc...
• @iojs/platform-illumos
  • illumos Family, NexentaOS, OmniOS, OpenIndiana, OpenSolaris, SmartOS, etc...

[jbergstroem]

@denji By doing so, I think you're catching too much fish in one net. FreeBSD and OpenBSD already has different test results. Also, these teams are here to act on open issues and generally "care" about the scope of their team. Just because I'm part of the FreeBSD team doesn't necessarily mean I can act on an OpenBSD issue.

[jbergstroem]

Btw, @rvagg, are we happy here? Anything to add?