[Python-Dev] Encouraging developers (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Mar 6 10:57:58 CET 2007

Phil Thompson schrieb:

My point is simply that the effort required to review patches seems to be a problem. Perhaps the reasons for that need to be looked at and the process changed so that it is more effective. At the moment people just seem be saying "that's the way it is because that's the way it's got to be".

We have already changed the process a lot. These days patches are regularly turned away for not having tests and doc changes in them. Yet, there are no reviewers willing to contribute even this very straight-forward, easy-to-execute check.

If the patch meets the formal criteria, the hard part (on the reviewers side) starts: they must understand the code being patched, the nature of the problem, and the patch itself. I don't see how this could be simplified, without neglecting quality.

Then perhaps getting a full-time person should be taken seriously.

That's quite expensive, plus somebody would need to supervise that person. A part-time person would be less expensive, but still needs supervision.

Regards, Martin

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