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[Jonathan Lange <jml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Robert Collins
<robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...
> I wonder if we should take a page from Bazaar and Ubuntu at this point
> and increase the OCR program towards a patch pilot program.
>
> The basic difference is that a patch pilot will actively fix up
> proposals that are nearly-there rather than usually stopping when the
> review is done. This is primarily relevant for non-paid contributors
> who may have time constraints or knowledge limits and will benefit the
> most from us investing in some assistance there.
>

It's also a mind-set thing: "how can I help land this patch?" rather
than looking only for what needs to be fixed.

I think a change like that would be good.

I also think one blocker is that folk are less comfortable landing to,
say, lazr.restful than they are to launchpad. I certainly am.

jml