Re: Savannah Status for patches which have been reviewed

[John W. Eaton]

On 01/18/2017 07:37 AM, PhilipNienhuis wrote:

> Or is it so that "Ready for test" might mean "the fix has been pushed, just
> verify & report back, please", while "Patch submitted" literally means
> "patch uploaded to tracker"?

Yes, it's this distinction that they are supposed to indicate.  They are 
not intended to mean the same thing.

> Note that also on the patch tracker there are numerous patches waiting for
> (testing &) final review. Some constitute real improvements for users but
> are big and/or need extra attention (uitable, perhaps variable editor),
> several others are rather lower level improvements that would be good to
> apply (e.g., Java fixes).  To wait until we're stressed for an imminent new
> stable release and then ignore them (again) would be an undue waste of
> contributor resources, IMO.

There is no doubt that we could do better with patch review, editing, 
and acceptance/rejection.

jwe