[Freeciv-Dev] Patching Situation (was: PATCH: new messages again)

["Mike Jing" <miky40@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tuomas Airaksinen <tuma@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I think that current our current cvs policy is a bit too strict.
> We make simple things tough - so small patches as this have to
> wait many weeks/months before they get applied - if they get at all!
> If someone makes changes that makes game better in any way,
> then those changes should be applied _as_soon_as_possible_ because
> if not done that way, they will soon get old (CVS changes and
> patches don't apply well long after their creation).
I think the problem is that the admins are currently too busy to read 
through all the patches coming in.  This is indeed a problem, and we should 
try to find a way to address it.
> And we shouldn't be so afraid about bugs that might lie in patches
> - if there are bugs they will very propably be found and fixed in
> very near future because many people test CVS version (no-one seems
> to be much interested in playtesting patches!!).
Agreed.  In general, patches should be handled as soon as possible.  We have 
to find a way to speed up the process a bit.
Mike
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