team, The ASF INFRA folks have enabled our 'patch ready' workflow. This should make it easier for us to see that patches have been submitted and so we can prioritize getting them evaluated and merged above other work. All you have to do is once you've made your patch and verified that the build is good to go just attach the patch to the JIRA ticket in question and select the 'Submit Patch' button. That will change the status of the ticket and we can then sort on those easily.
We will put together a contributor guide and document all this so it isn't such a guessing game as well. We're seeing some really great contribs coming in through various forms be it ideas, defect fixes, new features. Really awesome to see! Thanks! Joe
