Re: Commit fest queue

Greg Smith wrote:
> Apache also pushes everything through bugzilla:
> http://httpd.apache.org/dev/patches.html
>
> The interesting quote there is:
>
> "Traditionally, patches have been submitted on the developer's mailing
> list as well as through the bug database. Unfortunately, this has made it
> hard to easily track the patches. And without being able to easily track
> them, too many of them have been ignored. Patches must now be submitted
> through the bug database..."
>
> The thing that will obviously go away if this project were to switch to
> such a model is that right now, there are lots of ideas that go by that
> would never be submitted as patches like that. But Bruce snags them and
> turns them into todo items and such rather than letting the idea just get
> lost in the archives.

I assume you also read this Apache heading:

What if my patch gets ignored?

Because Apache has only a small number of volunteer developers,
and these developers are often very busy, it is possible that your
patch will not receive any immediate feedback.
...
Be persistent but polite. Post to the developers list pointing
out your patch and why you feel it is important. Feel free to do
this about once a week and continue until you get a response.

This indicates to me that their patch system doesn't work too well in
practice. ;-)

Perhaps Apache is a more mature technology or more poorly managed. I
can't imagine us requring an FAQ entry like that about ignored patches.

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