On 17.05.24 13:36, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
>> On 17 May 2024, at 13:13, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> But if we are to guess what those reasons might be, Tom has already
>> admitted he does that for CI, and I do the same, so probably other
>> people also do it. I also suspect that some people are essentially
>> using the CF app as a personal todo list. By sticking patches in there
>> that they intend to commit next cycle, they both (1) feel virtuous,
>> because they give at least the appearance of following the community
>> process and inviting review before they commit and (2) avoid losing
>> track of the stuff they plan to commit.
>>
>> There may be other reasons, too.
>
> I think there is one more which is important: 3) Giving visibility into "this
> is what I intend to commit". Few can follow -hackers to the level where they
> can have an overview of ongoing and/or finished work which will go in. The CF
> app does however provide that overview. This is essentially the TODO list
> aspect, but sharing one's TODO isn't all bad, especially for maintainers.
Ok, but these cases shouldn't use a separate "parking lot". They should
use the same statuses and flow diagram as the rest. (Maybe with more
dotted lines, sure.)