Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:13:37 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> To: Daniel Siechniewicz <daniel@nulldowntime.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What is the problem with ports PR reaction delays? Message-ID: <CAGwOe2af=VN2cMD9gTh3uqKc%2B7=XRwaJec9ajAOn=sDP9iHGUA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BSnNS_Tmus_zbQTYnWQ6W1LtQUtzyRsCm7SJJZaiDXDYM=bag@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BSnNS_Tmus_zbQTYnWQ6W1LtQUtzyRsCm7SJJZaiDXDYM=bag@mail.gmail.com>
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El 28/01/2014 16:04, "Daniel Siechniewicz" <daniel@nulldowntime.com> escribi=F3: > > Hi, > > Just a little stick in this anthill: > > - I've seen a few people volunteering, but so far the reaction seems > to be: "oh, yeah, well, ah, cool". I'd expect, with all the talk about > how much they are needed, that they will be "snatched" immediately and > coerced into doing unspeakable things (like processing a 100 PRs a > day, ensuring high quality testing and all that :) ). I certainly hope > this is happening behind the scenes. > > - Tools are abundant, focusing on github vs. aegis is really just > highjacking this thread. If there's a need for new tool set I suppose > people who actually USE the existing ones for ports will be able to > identify what's needed FOR THEM. Some form of democracy, I guess. > > - Yes, fresh look is very important, but you can't tear down something > without knowing the consequences, which pretty much means not without > in depth knowledge of the existing mechanisms. Not everyone in this > discussion seems to be coming from this perspective. > > - Absolutely, automate the shit out of the process, get rid of stale > PR's (and ports, for that matter), "retire" inactive commiters, etc. > But first and foremost, get some stats out of the system, there's no > point throwing numbers like 50% this, 80% that, if you simply don't > know. Measure, analyze and focus your attention where it gets the most > benefits. +1 I wrote the same thing expecting someone to have a look at gnat's database and collect some numbers > > - And stop petty squabbles. > > > Regards, > Daniel > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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