RE: Possibility of adding a new patch status

[Hugh McMaster]

> > > - The patch is difficult to review, and he's putting it off.
> >
> > There are some statuses (e.g. 'needs splitting) to counteract this.  But patches are/can be difficult to review.  Again, a status such as 'Not yet reviewed' would help.
> > > - He's travelling and does not have access to a machine that can
> > >
> > > successfully run the Wine test suite, and he thinks the patch might break the tests.
> >
> > A 'Not yet reviewed' status or similar would probably be best.
> But "Not yet reviewed" is what "New" is supposed to be. The problem is there are situations where patches are never reviewed and no one is told why.

This is the point then. Adding some new status categories would help to address this situation. I'll draft some possibilities. Your list from earlier in this thread would make a good reference point.