Re: gnu-patches back log

[Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>]

From: Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>
Subject: Re: gnu-patches back log
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 11:17:15 +0000

> This is the first thing I am trying :). The main difference with the
> existing approach is that I want to have more engagement from fresh
> contributors who can also peer review. Review is an excellent way of
> learning. How exactly we are going to do this is not clear yet. But
> that is what I am thinking.

Speaking for myself as a new/beginning contributor: there is a finite 
amount of time I can (want to) spend on Guix, and a large number of 
things I want to fix/improve/experiment for myself.  I now try to 
review some patches occasionally, but of course that takes away from 
the time I have to work on the issues I care most about myself.  (And 
for other contributors: time that cannot be spent on the many other 
important things that need to be done.)

I understand that in the long term, time spent supporting new 
contributors (i.e. helping the community grow) will probably benefit 
Guix (and therefore also me) more than trying to do everything 
myself, but it takes some effort to adopt this mindset.

> Meanwhile I want to know what limits people actually have. I think 2
> weeks is not acceptable (but that should be obvious).

Of course this is personal, but for me it is acceptable. I assume 
that, when a patch is good, it will eventually make it in, and accept 
that, sometimes, I have to be patient (of course faster is always 
better).  I see a lot of dedication and effort from everybody here, 
and accept that a patch I submit might not be on the top of anyone's 
priority list.

So, I hear your call to slightly reconsider priorities for my 
Guix-time, and try to spend more time mentoring (and will try to do 
that, as far as I can :) ), but also think contributors should assume 
everybody here is doing their best, and have some patience.

Thomas