Re: [Caml-list] Doing compiler patch review with a dedicated mailing-list

[Adrien Nader <adrien@notk.org>]

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014, Simon Cruanes wrote:
> Le Mon, 13 Jan 2014, Adrien Nader a écrit :
> 
> > Reducing reviewer work and/or having more reviewers was the actual goal
> > behind my proposal.
> > Another core aspect is that setting up a mailing-list and putting up a
> > "howto contribute" page takes a few minutes of work unlike migrations of
> > whole systems or the use of forges(*).
> > 
> > I was also not thinking of replacing patches and reviews on mantis, more
> > having an additional tool to conduct code review although, of course, I
> > would prefer a single place for that. In any case, having something
> > agreed upon and documented is probably what matters most.
> > 
> > On a personal note, I also prefer getting fed with emails for which I
> > will use a decent client with an editor I enjoy rather than a web
> > browser (especially when there's flash on the pages).
> 
> So, what's actually needed and sufficient, you believe, is a proper
> mailing list manager, which provides a friendly interface to navigate
> through the archive?

Well, I believe a mailing-list would be suited to code review. I don't
even mind that archives require a minor hoop to navigate in long
messages since that wouldn't be the main way it is used. I can't tell if
it's needed or sufficient though.

-- 
Adrien Nader