Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Results of Phase 1 of the Review Process study

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth.xen@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On 16 Oct 2015, at 10:19, Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> * To consider that when there is no activity for a certain period, the
>> review is no longer going to progress, and can be considered abandoned.
>> The main trouble with this could be that we have seen some patch series
>> inactive for very long periods, and still coming back to life after
>> that. But being a very small fraction of the cases, for statistical
>> purposes those could be considered as abandoned.
> 
> Yes, and I suppose based on data mining you can see the longest delay
> before "coming back to life", which would then feed into the selection of
> the certain period.

Let's see what we can do. I am wondering whether there is some tool, where you 
put in two lists, you run an algorithm over it and out comes the most optimal 
matching pattern, matching the maximum set of entries.

If I think about the possible users for what phase 2 will deliver, I see a 
number of different stake-holders / use-cases
a) Community manager : requires some reports that are statistically sound
b) Developers : something to make your life easier - requires better matching 
c) Recognition of reviewers and their effort
d) There may be some more ...

Regards
Lars


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