Re: What's cooking in git.git (Jul 2026, #12)

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 5, 2026, 17:03 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmrv0qz3d.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <47bd0302-fc52-4df0-98a0-6fad7eb0fb05@gmail.com>

Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:

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> Hi Junio
>
> On 29/07/2026 18:48, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> 
>> Perhaps the sensible thing for me to do is to stop taking any new
>> topics into 'seen', even if I've spotted them, until I see somebody
>> give them a real review.
>> 
>> Otherwise, it becomes too tempting for me to jump in, give them a
>> superficial read after seeing them linger in the "What's Cooking"
>> draft in the "Needs review" state for too long, and, believing I've
>> seen enough, mark them for 'next'.  If I don't queue a patch that
>> nobody seems to have read carefully, I won't succumb to such
>> temptation.
>
> Maybe, though I do find having the patches in seen makes it easier to do 
> an in-depth review as it means I don't have to apply them myself.

Yes, that is a very good point. And if the authors are paying attention, it would hopefully also help them how well their changes play with others' changes.

OK, then I will keep picking them up, but under these conditions:

 (1) They will not leave 'seen' without anyone commenting on them;

 (2) They will automatically be discarded after four weeks without
     positive feedback; and

 (3) I will not feel obligated to review them even if no one steps up.

Thanks.