From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Patch queue management systems Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:13:51 -0600 Message-ID: <85zjax8clc.fsf@stephe-leake.org> References: <546D2E75.6090701@cs.ucla.edu> <837fyp7tvi.fsf@gnu.org> <546E2899.4050702@cs.ucla.edu> <54756754.5090103@cs.ucla.edu> <54762721.4060908@cs.ucla.edu> <17zjb2h650.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <86mw71pl6d.fsf@yandex.ru> <83fvct145r.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1418112889 24086 80.91.229.3 (9 Dec 2014 08:14:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 08:14:49 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 09 09:14:42 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFwP-0003sm-2H for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:14:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38344 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFwO-0000RB-EE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:14:40 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42480) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFvz-0000He-EL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:14:22 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFvs-0000E1-30 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:14:15 -0500 Original-Received: from gproxy7-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([70.40.196.235]:39614) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFvr-0000Ds-SB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:14:08 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 26499 invoked by uid 0); 9 Dec 2014 08:14:04 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO cmgw4) (10.0.90.85) by gproxy7.mail.unifiedlayer.com with SMTP; 9 Dec 2014 08:14:04 -0000 Original-Received: from host114.hostmonster.com ([74.220.207.114]) by cmgw4 with id RLE01p00F2UdiVW01LE3Xj; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:14:04 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=B+wqjodM c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=CQdxDb2CKd3SRg4I0/XZPQ==:117 a=CQdxDb2CKd3SRg4I0/XZPQ==:17 a=DsvgjBjRAAAA:8 a=f5113yIGAAAA:8 a=fNEgcOh0sVsA:10 a=9i_RQKNPAAAA:8 a=hEr_IkYJT6EA:10 a=jrwKn-8xaegA:10 a=A92cGCtB03wA:10 a=OocQHUDgAAAA:8 a=mDV3o1hIAAAA:8 a=UFLdrDu8Ba-z2DJdFaMA:9 Original-Received: from [70.94.38.149] (port=55295 helo=TAKVER) by host114.hostmonster.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XyFvk-0003WF-3Q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:14:00 -0700 In-Reply-To: (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Mon, 08 Dec 2014 23:24:44 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.94 (windows-nt) X-Identified-User: {2442:host114.hostmonster.com:stephele:stephe-leake.org} {sentby:smtp auth 70.94.38.149 authed with stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org} X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 70.40.196.235 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:179535 Archived-At: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes: > Eli Zaretskii writes: > >> Personally, I think arranging the development around this kind of >> process will not work without some critical mass of patch reviewers >> who are able to endure the current constant high volume of changes, >> let alone if we want to increase that volume. > > Perhaps we could attract more people by gamifying the Emacs development, > a la Github. That is, score people on bug closures and stuff. On monotone, we had occasional "bugathons". Somebody would put up $20 or so for the prize of monotone swag (hats, mugs etc with the monotone logo). It worked pretty well. -- -- Stephe