Re: 8.3 pending patch queue - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>> If people want proof that we have had some patches for months, this
>>> email is from Simon from January, 2007.
>>>
>> I don't think anyone (at least sanely) questions that there are patches 
>> hanging out there.
> 
> My point is that pushing them for 8.4 effectively doesn't move us
> forward because we have been "pushing" for a while.

Hmm, I don't agree..

Two steps forward, one step back.

You are still going forward.

> 
> And you can't blame tracking because everyone knows what has to happen.
> 

I am not blaming the tracker, the tracker is only part of the equation. 
IMO this particular problem is about a lot of people wanting to eat ice 
cream without doing their chores first.

All due respect to all the great developers that submitted patches but 
they submitted all of these features and have reviewed few of the patches.

If the developers were to actually take a step back and say, "Hey... 
instead of working on these dozen different features, I should work on 
three and help someone review another three..." We wouldn't have this 
problem.

Tom said it best (incomplete quote) a lot of people tried to run before 
they could walk.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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>> Joshua D. Drake
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>>> Simon Riggs wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 19:04 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>>>>> I will start processing the patches held for 8.3 this week or next, now
>>>>> that the holiday break is over:
>>>>>
>>>>>     http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold
>>>>>
>>>> The following patches don't appear on this list: 
>>>>
>>>> Concurrent psql
>>>> Original submission
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-08/msg00249.php
>>>> Latest
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-12/msg00527.php
>>>> Described here: http://community.enterprisedb.com/concurrent/index.html
>>>>
>>>> WAL Index Split
>>>> Original submission
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-12/msg00045.php
>>>> Latest
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-01/msg00000.php
>>>>
>>>> Grouped Items
>>>> Latest
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-11/msg00051.php
>>>> Described here: http://community.enterprisedb.com/git/index.html
>>>>
>>>> Maintain Cluster Order
>>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2006-08/msg00124.php
>>>>
>>>> All have been awaiting review for at least a month (though in one case
>>>> the latest version is quite recent). They probably ought to be on the
>>>> hold queue; all are ready to be reviewed for final
>>>> application/rejection.
>>>>
>>>> I'd hasten to add that none of those are mine. My patches have received
>>>> good attention, so I'm not complaining just completing admin.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>>   Simon Riggs             
>>>>   EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com
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