Re: commitfest.postgresql.org is no longer fit for purpose
Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Melanie Plageman
<melanieplageman@gmail.com>,
PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-05-17T12:49:54Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 17.05.24 13:36, Daniel Gustafsson wrote: >> On 17 May 2024, at 13:13, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > >> But if we are to guess what those reasons might be, Tom has already >> admitted he does that for CI, and I do the same, so probably other >> people also do it. I also suspect that some people are essentially >> using the CF app as a personal todo list. By sticking patches in there >> that they intend to commit next cycle, they both (1) feel virtuous, >> because they give at least the appearance of following the community >> process and inviting review before they commit and (2) avoid losing >> track of the stuff they plan to commit. >> >> There may be other reasons, too. > > I think there is one more which is important: 3) Giving visibility into "this > is what I intend to commit". Few can follow -hackers to the level where they > can have an overview of ongoing and/or finished work which will go in. The CF > app does however provide that overview. This is essentially the TODO list > aspect, but sharing one's TODO isn't all bad, especially for maintainers. Ok, but these cases shouldn't use a separate "parking lot". They should use the same statuses and flow diagram as the rest. (Maybe with more dotted lines, sure.)