Re: commit fests

2010/1/23 Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine@hi-media.com>:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>>> I agree with trying to cut down the submission-to-commit delay, but
>>
>> It seems to me that the CommitFest process is pretty darn effective at
>> reducing the submission-to-commit delay, except when you miss the last
>> one for the release - then it sucks hard.
>
> Too bad we can't have a release management team (with committers,
> testers, advocacy, doc writers, etc) taking care of the beta to release
> road while the first commit fest(s) for next release happen in parallel.
>
> It would move the primary goal of a commit fest from committing patches
> to reviewing them (return with feedback or stamp ready for a committer),
> reducing the chances that anyone will have some time to handle the last
> step.
>
It seems to me that recent discussions pass over this point. At least
for me, the commit fest is to review patches and give authors feedback
in not-so-long time after posting them. I like this idea.


Regards,

-- 
Hitoshi Harada