| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Albert Cervera i Areny <albert(at)nan-tic(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: next CommitFest |
| Date: | 2009-11-13 13:46:28 |
| Message-ID: | 4AFD6334.6050606@dunslane.net |
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Robert Haas wrote:
> I am personally quite tired of
> reviewing patches for people who don't in turn review mine (or
> someone's). It makes me feel like not working on this project. If we
> can solve that problem without implementing a policy of this type,
> that is good. I would much prefer to run by the honor system rather
> than having to threaten to drop patches, but only if the honor system
> actually works.
>
>
>
Organizing contributors on a project like this is like herding cats.
Threats and penalties are unlikely to be effective. This is essentially
a charity where people give in ways that work for them, and you take
whatever they have to give. I'm extremely uncomfortable with the idea of
a prescriptive system. I've proposed them myself in the past, but I have
since come to the realization that it will simply drive people away.
cheers
andrew
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