Re: Volunteering as Commitfest Manager - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Volunteering as Commitfest Manager
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Msg-id 5082.1306333443@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Volunteering as Commitfest Manager  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
Responses Re: Volunteering as Commitfest Manager  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> writes:
> I hear that CF manager is a difficult role for a single individual.
> So it makes sense to split that role between multiple people.

> I volunteer to be the CF manager for Replication, and also for
> Performance. ...
> Patches need an eventual committer anyway, so this is a reasonable way
> of having the process be managed by the eventual committer.

ISTM that we really want the CF manager to be somebody who is *not*
directly involved in reviewing or committing patches.  It's a distinct
skill set, so there is no reason why it's a good idea for a committer
to do it.  And we need to get the CF work load more spread out, not more
concentrated.
        regards, tom lane


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