Re: Commitfest problems

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Commitfest problems
Date: 2014-12-12 22:16:51
Message-ID: 548B6953.5030705@commandprompt.com
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On 12/12/2014 01:22 PM, Jim Nasby wrote:
>
> On 12/12/14, 1:44 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> 1. We don't need a full-time engineer to manage a commitfest. We need
>> a manager or PM.
>
> I don't think that's actually true. The major points on this thread are
> that 1) we don't have enough capacity for doing reviews and 2) the CFM
> has no authority to enforce anything.
>
> I see no way that #2 can be addressed by a mere manager/PM. If three
> *very* senior community members (David, Josh and Robert) couldn't get
> this done there's no way a PM could. (Well, I suppose of Tom was
> standing behind them with a flaming sword it might work...)

#2 is solved by my previous comments about giving the CFM/C the
authority. -Core could do that, they are in charge of release.

#1 is a more difficult problem for sure.

JD
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