Re: "Bugs" CF?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: "Bugs" CF?
Date: 2015-05-08 01:42:45
Message-ID: 16478.1431049365@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 5/7/15 9:44 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
>> a) make sure we don't lose track of bug-fix patches
>> b) make it clear where bug-fix patches should be submitted
>> c) provide a view of bug-fix patches for people to look at outside of
>> CF time
>> d) continue to have a single view which includes all active patches
>> with bug fixes listed first

> I think these goals are valid, but are adequately served by the current
> setup.

Not sure I agree with that ...

> I think having a separate bucket for bugs would just lead to lots of
> discussions over what qualifies as a bug.

... but I do agree with this. With our current methodology there's
not a lot of need to decide a-priori whether something is a feature
or a bug (in particular, the way it's categorized in the CF app is
not a high-stakes decision). I think that's just as well.

regards, tom lane

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