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Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 11:27:24 -0700
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
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To: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
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Subject: Re: Feature freeze progress report
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Bruce, all,
> 
>> No, my point is that 100% information is already available by looking at
>> email archives.  What we need is a short description of where we are on
>> each patch --- that is a manual process, not something that can be
>> automated.
>>
>> Tom has posted it --- tell me how we will get such a list in an
>> automated manner.
> 
> Several of us have already suggested a method.  If we want the information to 
> be up-to-date, then the patch manager, or bug tracker, needs to be a required 
> part of the approval & application process, NOT an optional accessory.  That 
> is, if patches & bug fixes can come in, get modified, get approved & applied 
> entirely on pgsql-patches or pgsql-bugs without ever touching the tracker 
> tool, then the tracker tool will be permanently out of date and useless.
> 
> It's going to require the people who are doing the majority of the bug hunting 
> & patch review to change the way they work, with the idea that any extra time 
> associated with the new tool will be offset by being able to spread the work 
> more and having information easy to find later, for you as well as others.  
> Tom seems to be willing; are you?

Hello,

Well according to himself the last time this came up:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-08/msg01253.php

No, he isn't.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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