I guess I am really confused. From what I read, package maintainers can fix bugs and commit them without any extra process. Obviously others who do not have commit privileges will still need to submit a patch. Anyone who wants to change how OpenACS works, or add a feature to the core will need to dicuss it on the forums.
I don't seem any place in the proposal that suggests a TIP needs to be submitted for every bug fix.
Besides this, if you want to add a feature and it isn't approved to go into the core, it can always go into an add-on pacakge. Most of the packages in CVS now are add on packages.
I think the process to approve adding or changing features will help to direct development of the OpenACS core.
