| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> |
| Cc: | josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Need more reviewers! |
| Date: | 2008-09-05 13:19:26 |
| Message-ID: | 48C131DE.2020507@dunslane.net |
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Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 10:45 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
>
>> If you are a postgresql hacker at all, or even want to be one, we need your
>> help reviewing patches! There are several "easy" patches in the list, so
>> I can assign them to beginners.
>>
>
> It would be a reasonable rule that all patch submitters also have to do
> patch reviews. If we made it a strict rule, then sponsoring companies
> would know that they *must* provide money/time for that aspect also.
> Otherwise it is almost impossible to get formal approval to do that.
>
All this would do is to deter people from submitting patches. Hard rules
like this don't work in FOSS communities. I know it's like herding cats,
but persuasion is really our only tool.
cheers
andrew
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