Re: [Xmltv-devel] Bugs tracking

[Edward A. <ep...@do...>]

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Jerry Veldhuis wrote:

>How about we start using the Bug tracking stuff at SF.

If anyone reports a bug there I will deal with it (provided SF is smart
enough to remind me by email).

I like bug tracking systems, but I hate Sourceforge's web interface.
More seriously, I think that a bugtracker is more appropriate for
outside users making a 'report'.  When I find something wrong I can
either fix it myself or contact the developers more directly, because I
know the people involved.  I don't need the extra barrier / indirection
provided by a bug tracker.  But if making a bug report about a project
I'm not involved in then I'd use one.

Another disadvantage is that it splits the discussion about the project
between two places: this mailing list and the bug tracker's archive.  On
a big project where the central mailing list is overcrowded that makes
sense, but XMLTV is small enough that it's nice to observe everything in
one place.

OTOH, I do agree with the principle of using a bug tracker to organize
things and avoid forgetting stuff.

Okay, how about this.  When I find non-urgent things that I know to be a
bug I'll report them on SF.  If there needs to be 'discussion' about the
best way to proceed then the person responsible should probably ask on
this list.  I reserve the right to bypass the bug tracker and hassle
developers directly if I'm hurrying to make a release :-).

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Ed Avis <ep...@do...>
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