Re: Bug tracker: next steps
skip(a)pobox.com writes:
>> If we don't have that, why bother?
Hans> Even without such a role I believe a tracker may still be useful
Hans> to serve as a focal point for development as an easy and
Hans> lightweight way to get involved in XEmacs development. Obviously
Hans> it is much more valuable when someone actively marks duplicates,
Hans> asks for clarification on bugs when needed, etc., but I feel that
Hans> even without that being done actively there will be value, as
Hans> people may build upon each others bug reports and patches,
Hans> something that is pretty much impossible now.
In the Python world, new people often will report bugs to comp.lang.python
or python-dev(a)python.org (or even webmaster(a)python.org). The nearly uniform
response to such submissions is to ask the OP to submit them to the Python
bug tracker, simply so they don't get lost. This alone makes a bug tracker
valuable.
Let me say "we will get a tracker in the not-so-distant future."
Enough Reviewers have said they want it that it's worth providing a
tracker. The issue in my mind now is what expectations users should
have about direct effects on their XEmacs experience of its
installation.
My personal opinion is "zero", unless we can get some of the other
things I have asked for. I'm working on those, but will not make
promises yet.
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