Re: commitfest.postgresql.org is no longer fit for purpose

On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com> writes:
> > So, anyway, I'd argue that we need a parking lot for patches which we
> > all agree are important and have a path forward but need someone to do
> > the last 20-80% of the work. To avoid this being a dumping ground,
> > patches should _only_ be allowed in the parking lot if they have a
> > clear path forward. Patches which haven't gotten any interest don't go
> > there. Patches in which the author has clearly not addressed feedback
> > that is reasonable for them to address don't go there. These are
> > effectively community TODOs which we agree need to be done -- if only
> > someone had the time.
>
> Hmm.  I was envisioning "parking lot" as meaning "this is on my
> personal TODO list, and I'd like CI support for it, but I'm not
> expecting anyone else to pay attention to it yet".

+1.

> I think what
> you are describing is valuable but different.  Maybe call it
> "pending" or such?  Or invent a different name for the other thing.

Yeah, there should be someplace that we keep a list of things that are
thought to be important but we haven't gotten around to doing anything
about yet, but I think that's different from the parking lot CF.

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Robert Haas
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