Re: [Postgres-xc-bugs] [Postgres-xc-developers] placing questions using application form from peripheral tool developing team.

[Koichi S. <koi...@gm...>]

One more thing:

At least, subject should be in English to make it easier to keep track
of each issue.

Regards;
----------
Koichi Suzuki


2012/5/26 Koichi Suzuki <koi...@gm...>:
> Thanks Michael for the reply.
>
> I understand NTT how NTT people are doing inside and I think you can
> keep using it inside.   On the other hand, to have response from many
> people, I have to say that Michael is right.    It will not be
> reasonable to convince the people to use this.   Instead, I advise to
> past your questions and reports to ML and paste the response to your
> form again.    I think this will keep things move forward quickly.
>
> If you need an answer to a question "Is it all?" or "Am I all set?",
> we will be more than happy to response.   I think this helps to close
> each of your format.
>
> What about the language?   Of course, English is better.   But if you
> feel it's not practical for the people to open an issue, Japanese may
> be okay.    We can translate into English to help people to respond if
> the number of issue is not too many.    I don't think you need
> responses translated into Japanese.
>
> Please let me know your idea.
>
> Regards;
> ----------
> Koichi Suzuki
>
>
> 2012/5/26 Michael Paquier <mic...@gm...>:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 6:04 PM, 坂田　哲夫 <sak...@la...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Suzuki-san,
>>>
>>> Now we are developing XC's peripheral tools like as back-up, performance
>>> observation, fail over cluster. While developing, the tool development
>>> team would ask some questions to XC core developing team.
>>
>> People are free to ask questions to developers on this mailing list.
>> So it can of course freely be used as long as those questions are really
>> related to core functionalities, features, patches or performance. Well
>> everything really related with the core of XC.
>>
>> In case the request is more general, I would recommend to use the general
>> mailing list pos...@li....
>> For questions regarding tools, it depends but you should orientate your
>> question to the general mailing list... If there are cases where the hackers
>> ML (developer ML) is necessary you can also use it as well if you think so.
>>
>>> In such a cases, we (NTT people) used to placing questions with 'Qustion
>>> application form' which includes version of the system in question,
>>> environment information (OS name and its version, hardware
>>> configuration), operation sequence and its results and so on. (In short,
>>> I mean something like NTT's "Bug-hyo").
>>> Because it is convenient for us to inform a reciever of things needed
>>> completely and to manage each questions easily.
>>
>> I believe that people using Postgres-XC mailing lists are free to use the
>> format they wish. However to keep simplicity, and I personally love simple
>> things, people answering such formatted requests are not obliged to follow a
>> special format themselves.
>> All the responses are kept on the same mail thread, so this is enough I
>> believe. Keeping a certain freedom when writing emails here is kind of
>> really important as the project is community-based, and basically should
>> stay independent from any external formatting.
>>
>> If you report a bug, I strongly recommend to use the bug mailing
>> list pos...@li... with the bug template located in
>> doc-xc/bug.template in source. This bug template is already formatted and
>> has all the fields already related to OS, version, etc. So you should
>> definitely use that. The bug template is based on the same one as
>> PostgreSQL, so as I am sure NTT guys are familiar with Postgres it won't be
>> a huge effort to adapt to it.
>>
>>>
>>> I was wondering if you could accept the questions placed with such an
>>> application form and write answers with it.
>>
>> Once again, people willing to response to mails on this hackers ML are not
>> obliged to follow a special format. If they wish to answer without any
>> application form, they can do so. If they wish to answer with a given
>> application form, well they are free to follow anything they wish.
>> Personally I don't think an application form will permit to gain time, and
>> email threads are enough. We have also email archives available with
>> SourceForge services.
>> So, if it is a bug, please respect the template in doc-xc/bug.template and
>> send it to pos...@li....If it is anything else, at
>> least in my opinion people are free to answer and interact with XC's mailing
>> lists as they wish.
>> --
>> Michael Paquier
>> http://michael.otacoo.com
>>
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