When we call for more core committers, we're not saying we need more people who can press a button when everything is all ready. We're saying, rather - or I am, anyway, as I have repeatedly over the past couple of years, but to no avail - that we need to bring more people into formal, recognized decision-making roles.
Where are all these highly skilled, dedicated reviewers supposed to come from? The motivation to commit time and energy doesn't come from nowhere. It certainly doesn't come from the experience of investing gobs of time and energy only to have it sit there forever in limbo. That's what I hear Gerhard saying--and he couldn't be more correct.
This sort of dedication comes, rather, from a feeling of recognition, membership, involvement, and a direct role in decision making.
excellently stated.
First comes responsibilty then power IMHO. I have seen patches blindly committed by Dries, because there were good and deep reviews attached to the bug reports. As far as I see Drupal is open, having the possibilty to modify any details in a bug report is one of the pieces allowing you to drive the process to wherever you see fit. Goba