On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Greg Smith <g...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > I think it's completely reasonable to say that someone could organize > pgsql-rrreviewers (as an initial working area, maybe another list > eventually) for periodic ReviewFest during periods where those patches won't > be considered for commit, such as beta. Now that most patch submitters have > gotten used to doing a matching bit of peer review, the pool of people to do > the reviews is there without having to pull anyone else into that. I could > even see the rrreviewers list or another one split out of it grow into a > somewhat gentler place for people to ask for help with their patch > development too--just ban all the grumpy people from there (I'll unsubscribe > myself). The important thing is that everyone would need to careful to > respect not letting that spill over onto this list during the periods there > is no official CommitFest going on, or there will be a net increase in said > grumpy people.
I kind of like the ideal of a pgsql-fledgling-hackers list (that's intended to describe the charter, not that we'd necessarily call it that) as a space for people to ask novice development questions (as opposed to novice user questions). I'm less certain I like the idea that some part of patch review is going to happen off of pgsql-hackers. If people like Tom, Bruce, Peter, and Heikki are not reading the list where this review is happening (whether it's pgsql-rrreviewers, pgsql-fledgling-hackers, or otherwise), it may not actually be very successful in helping people move their patches forward. Issues that are discussed and resolved in that forum will very possibly get brought up again on -hackers and reach a different conclusion the second time around. Now if people are OK with that, maybe it's OK: but I have a feeling that could be even more frustrating than the system we have now. I am in favor of having a ReviewFest if we go too long without being able to have a CommitFest, but I would personally prefer to see it happen on -hackers. I wouldn't argue for scheduling a ReviewFest as soon as March, because I think we really do need to allow some time and resources for resolving open issues, and I think having another CommitFest so soon will distract from that. But later on in the release cycle, I think it would make sense - the work that can be done by people other than Tom and Bruce and Peter and whoever the other big guns are is going to be mostly done by then. I suspect that a ReviewFest in, say, May would give us a useful jump on 9.1 development without having much impact on getting 9.0 out the door. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
