Re: Volunteering as Commitfest Manager

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Volunteering as Commitfest Manager
Date: 2011-05-25 14:24:03
Message-ID: 5082.1306333443@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> I hear that CF manager is a difficult role for a single individual.
> So it makes sense to split that role between multiple people.

> I volunteer to be the CF manager for Replication, and also for
> Performance. ...
> Patches need an eventual committer anyway, so this is a reasonable way
> of having the process be managed by the eventual committer.

ISTM that we really want the CF manager to be somebody who is *not*
directly involved in reviewing or committing patches. It's a distinct
skill set, so there is no reason why it's a good idea for a committer
to do it. And we need to get the CF work load more spread out, not more
concentrated.

regards, tom lane

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