Re: PostgreSQL committer history?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL committer history?
Date: 2006-03-09 13:27:57
Message-ID: 200603091327.k29DRvI08814@candle.pha.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > >The patch queues are open and committers are encourages to apply them.
> > >Neil and Tom do it sometimes. I then remove the item and update any
> > >TODO entries.
> >
> > Is it as simple as "if nobody objects within 24 hours, apply"?
>
> No, it isn't. Consider a time when the reviewers are in vacation or
> something. Also nobody has the time to review all the patches that are
> posted. Bruce doesn't do a quality assessment, as far as I know, when
> he adds a patch to the queue. So I wouldn't expect a non-coding core
> person like yourself to blindly apply any patch that makes it into the
> patch queue.

Patches go into the queue if no one objects, and if the idea seems
sound, and I usually eyeball the patch. I don't review the patch fully
until it is in the queue.

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