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On 10/11/2013 02:34 PM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> Recently in the TripleO meeting we identified situations where we need
> to make it very clear that it is ok to pick up somebody else's patch
> and finish it. We are broadly distributed, time-zone-wise, and I know
> other teams working on OpenStack projects have the same situation. So
> when one of us starts the day and sees an obvious issue with a patch,
> we have decided to take action, rather than always -1 and move on. We
> clarified for our core reviewers that this does not mean that now both
> of you cannot +2. We just need at least one person who hasn't been in
> the code to also +2 for an approval*.
>
> I think all projects can benefit from this model, as it will raise
> velocity. It is not perfect for everything, but it is really great when
> running up against deadlines or when a patch has a lot of churn and thus
> may take a long time to get through the "rebase gauntlet".
>
> So, all of that said, I want to encourage all OpenStack developers to
> say "thanks for fixing my patch" when somebody else does so. It may seem
> obvious, but publicly expressing gratitude will make it clear that you
> do not take things personally and that we're all working together.
>
> Thanks for your time -Clint
>
> * If all core reviewers have been in on the patch, then any two +2's
> work.
>
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Thanks, Clint. I have wanted to do this in the past but was not sure 
how. Can you provide the steps to take over some one else's patch and 
submit it? I volunteer to add it to 
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Gerrit_Workflow.

  -David