Re: 8.5 development schedule

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> >>> If we review patches as soon as they appear, and give rapid feedback, we
> >>> can easily reject patches that take more than a few days for the patch
> >>> author to resolve, and there would be little slippage; the same goes
> >>> for dealing with known bugs. I know it can be done, but I don't promise
> >>> it would be pleasant.
> >>
> >> In other words, you propose dropping the idea of commitfests, and
> >> expecting committers to spend *all* their time reviewing? Tain't
> >> happening.
>
> > "I don't promise it would be pleasant."
>
> I'm not sure which part of "no" you didn't understand, but this
> committer is not buying into that proposal.

Again, I am pointing out it could be done, but it would be unpleasant,
as you mentioned. We can't move make progress unless we understand the
underlying causes of our delays. I am not suggesting we adopt it for
reasons you mentioned.

--
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com

+ If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +