[Release] Re: 3.11 liaison change

[Igor Stasenko]

Okay okay, i'm taking back my rants :)

2009/7/3 Klaus D. Witzel <klaus.witzel at cobss.com>:
> On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:25:42 +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>
>> Some words about Mantis.
>>
>> Keith, Klaus, you are right that Maintis is useful tool for
>> 1. identifying problem (by placing a ticket)
>> 2. provide a possible fix (and discuss it in comments, whether the
>> provided solution good or bad)
>> 3. finally mark it as fixed or reject it, or forgot about it and let
>> it rot there for years.
>>
>> but i see a little gap here between usual Squeak user & those who
>> contribute to Mantis.
>>
>> There is no sense of continuous process/progress, because we don't
>> have some form of digests, which could in compressed form,
>
> 1] dial bugs.squeak.org
> 2] go main view "view issues"
> 3] click the "status" field and select, for example "testing"
> 4] then submit; the list is long, page through it
>
> I'm quite sure that Keith' builder process could send/flood such reports to
> you inbox, in such a way that you don't even have to move your a** around ;)
>
> What's the point Igor, that a tool like Mantis does not send you an email ?
> then I could not care less (!)
>
>> simply & straighly announce about latest fixes which has been approved
>> & going into the image.
>
> Have you overlooked the new status values that Ken added to Mantis (or so)
> on request of the release team?
>
>> That's why i think, for anyone who not using/reading/watching Mantis
>> on a regular basis, its seems like nothing happens and we're stalling.
>
> Yes "we" (in form of you) look stalled. Not going out and fetching the
> information that exists is indistinguishable from stalling.
>
>> Its just goes from a common sense: how much time a developer should
>> spend in order to stay in touch with Squeak?
>> Should he go to the bug tracker each time and open each issue and read
>> each comment to see if there any progress?
>
> Sould the developer go to his inbox and read an email ? what are you telling
> Igor ?
>
>>
>
>
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Igor Stasenko AKA sig.