Re: Not ready for 8.3

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>> On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 04:52:16PM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>>
>>> This is what happens with the Linux kernel.  They have hundreds of
>>> developers getting their hands dirty during a previous period.  Then
>>> 2.6.20 is released; the 2.6.21 "merge window" opens, and all sort of
>>> patches are flooded in.  
>>
>> I hasten to point out that the Linux kernel has also had several
>> "stable" releases with huge bugs -- 
>
> /me fondly remembers kernel 2.4.
>
>

We keep focusing on process. I am on record as saying we can improve our 
processes, but the fact is our major immediate problem is person-power, 
not process. We need more qualified reviewers. Qualified means (to me, 
at least) you have to have done enough visible PostgreSQL hacking that a 
committer can reasonably place some level of trust in your review, 
thereby saving some time. That's not to say that others can't or 
shouldn't do reviews - every little bit helps, but if Freda Bloggs comes 
along with a review of some new, large, feature, she isn't helping to 
make the process shorter, although she might be helping to make it more 
robust.

cheers

andrew