> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hack...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > hack...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Dieter BSD > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:58 PM > To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Getting PRs fixed (was: Re: ...focus, longevity, and lifecycle) > > Andriy writes: > > And dealing with PRs is not always exciting. > > Neither is brushing your teeth or cleaning the kitchen, but most of us manage > to > do them at least occasionally. Part of being a grown up. > > Instead of looking for a stick to hold over developers to get them to fix > PRs, let's > look for carrots to make fixing PRs more appealing. > > Idea 1: Fix 'n' PRs, get a tee-shirt, fridge magnet, plush daemon, ... >
+1 (!) But careful not to incentivize those that raise PRs to split a single PR into multiples purely for metrics. We probably won't care that this might also incentivize committers to raise PRs for the commits they would normally make without one (wait, does that happen?) > Idea 2: Give it status. Set up a web page with PR fixing stats > > name/handle..total PRs fixed...fixed in last 12 months...average fixed/year > Sheldon......150...............90........................72 > Leonard......131..............110........................67 > Howard.......104...............20........................52 > Raj...........80...............80........................80 +1 -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
