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.)