[Python-Dev] Patches (original) (raw)

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Wed Oct 20 06:27:52 CEST 2004

On Oct 19, 2004, at 23:56, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

"Martin" == Martin v Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> writes: Martin> I have suggested a procedure in the past, which never has Martin> been executed so far. I promise that I will stick to it if Martin> somebody actually executes it. Here it goes: Martin> - For every patch you want to get reviewed, review 10 Martin> (ten) other patches. I think 10 is way too high; I would call it prohibitive for anyone who isn't already primarily a Python hacker. I agree it should be more than 1 for 1 for several reasons, but I'd be willing to bet you get excellent results from 3:1 or even 2:1. Even if you think that risks being a burden on your time, since you've had no takers yet (and it's been a while since the last time I saw your proposal), I'd say that lowering the "price" to 5:1 is a reasonable idea, and not very risky. You can always raise the price again if you get 50 useful reviews by next Tuesday.

Speaking of "price", perhaps PSF donations should be factored into getting a patch reviewed? I'm probably only saying this because I've donated, have some patches in the queue that aren't yet reviewed, and don't really have the spare time/energy to review a stockpile of Other People's Patches ;) I think my open-source-python-time is better spent working on the Mac distribution problems (py2app, bdist_pkg, etc.) than reviewing other people's patches...

-bob

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