On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:44 AM, "Marc Schütz" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi list! > > There's a huge backlog of pull requests on Github. Currently around 300 > requests are open, some of them have been waiting for more than half a > year. Most of them contain bugfixes or useful additions/new features, and > judging by the comments, many have even been reviewed and tested by other > users. > > What is the reason for the long delays? Lack of manpower perhaps? Is there > anything that can be done to speed things up? > Working in pull requests/issues takes time, as a core team member you cannot just read the comments and blindly apply even if the feedback is positive. In the end, what goes in is your entire responsability, so you need to grab all the context, ofter consider the change from a broader project-level perspective (which normally involves some research), and apply, or reply with feedback, or whatever, in consequence. Most of us work on Rails in our spare time. I am a freelancer and bill **less** in order to be able to save some time for open source (which is a lifestyle choice). But there is not enough bandwidth. That said, triaging is the best you can help with. Because the feedback, either positive or negative, certainly helps a lot in building some context you can take as a starting point in your evaluation. Months ago the number of open issues was more than twice the current count, and the recent push by some active community members has dramatically helped in halving that number. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
