Re: Commitfest problems

On 12/12/2014 10:59 AM, Simon Riggs wrote:
>
> On 12 December 2014 at 15:10, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 05:55:56PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
>>>> How about *you* run the next one, Tom?
>>>
>>> I think the limited amount of time I can put into a commitfest is
>>> better spent on reviewing patches than on managing the process.
>
> IIRC Tom was pretty much the only person doing patch review for
> probably 5 years during 2003-2008, maybe others. AFAICS he was
> managing that process. Thank you, Tom.
>
> I've never seen him moan loudly about this, so I'm surprised to hear
> such things from people that have done much less.
>
> Any solution to our current problems will come from working together,
> not by fighting.
>
> We just need to do more reviews. Realising this, I have begun to do
> more. I encourage others to do this also.
>

Simon,

Well said but again, I think a lot of people are hand waving about a
simple problem (within the current structure) and that problem is just
one of submission.

Those doing the patch review/writing need to submit to the authority of
the CFM or CFC (commit fest comittee). That happens and a lot of the
angst around this process goes away.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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