Patch abstracts in the Commitfest app

From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Patch abstracts in the Commitfest app
Date: 2021-11-12 12:51:28
Message-ID: 3C53E8AA-B53F-43C2-B3C6-FA71E18A462C@yesql.se
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While reading through and working with the hundreds of patches in the CF app a
small feature/process request struck me: it would be really helpful if the
patch had a brief abstract outlining what it aims to add or fix (or summary,
description or something else; not sure what to call it). Basically a
two-sentence or so version of the email posting the patch to -hackers.

The "title" field isn't always explanatory enough, and diving into a long
thread to piece together clues can be quite daunting. I'm especially thinking
about new contributors who would like to contribute but who have a hard time
finding something in the CF app (which is a complaint I've heard from multiple
such contributors).

It should be a free-form textfield, and only apply to new submissions to avoid
a need to backfill. The field should, IMHO, be mandatory. The implementation
can be left to discussion on -www iff this list agrees that it would be a good
thing.

Thoughts?

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Daniel Gustafsson https://vmware.com/

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