Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 8:39 AM Kai Peter wrote: > > On 2020-02-15 01:46, Rich Freeman wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:25 PM Marc Joliet wrote: > >> > > > >> like, say, HAL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/401257. > > > > That isn't a HAL bug - it is a bug for a relatively recent version of > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

On 2020-02-15 01:46, Rich Freeman wrote: On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:25 PM Marc Joliet wrote: personally, I care about closing bugs that are done with or can't be acted upon. As do I. I honestly think it would be best to close bugs that are just not applicable anymore, e.g., for ebuilds or

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:25 PM Marc Joliet wrote: > > personally, I care about closing bugs that are done with or > can't be acted upon. As do I. > I honestly think it would > be best to close bugs that are just not applicable anymore, e.g., for ebuilds > or versions of packages that have not

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

Well, to steal a German phrase, here's my own mustard in the mix: Am Freitag, 14. Februar 2020, 23:52:32 CET schrieb Mark Knecht: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:21 PM Kai Peter wrote: > > On 2020-02-11 00:06, Rich Freeman wrote: > > >> Nevertheless, thank you for discussing it with me > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:21 PM Kai Peter wrote: > > On 2020-02-11 00:06, Rich Freeman wrote: > > >> > >> Nevertheless, thank you for discussing it with me > >> > > > > You're welcome. You're hardly the first person to disagree with me. > > :) > > > > I'm also not in any particular position of

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs

On 2020-02-11 00:06, Rich Freeman wrote: Nevertheless, thank you for discussing it with me You're welcome. You're hardly the first person to disagree with me. :) I'm also not in any particular position of power when it comes to how bugs are handled. You can always make a proposal to

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

I just wanted to preface this that my intent has been to be frank with you, and I appreciate that you have done the same. I appreciate that you have a different perspective and I think it is actually a pretty common one. So, take what I say for what it is worth, and I certainly won't be offended

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

> > > You might want to take note of the email address for Rich. He is a > developer and has a better understanding of the inner workings of Gentoo. > When he posts about how things work within Gentoo, he does it with > knowledge that most users don't have. > > The thing about Gentoo is this.

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

Michael Jones wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 8:07 PM Rich Freeman > wrote: > > You could have jumped through all the required hoops and still had > it ignored. > > > That's pretty horrible, honestly. Why isn't Gentoo doing better than that? > > Yes, yes,

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 8:07 PM Rich Freeman wrote: > You could have jumped through all the required hoops and still had it > ignored. > That's pretty horrible, honestly. Why isn't Gentoo doing better than that? Yes, yes, Gentoo is run by volunteers, so on and so forth. But it's entirely

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 7:23 PM Michael Jones wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 5:43 PM Rich Freeman wrote: >> >> Bugs get closed all the time. Bugs also get opened and and linger all >> the time. I couldn't tell you the ratio, but that is the nature of >> things. >> >> If you don't report an

Re: [gentoo-user] Number of open Bugzilla bugs (Was: Question about gentoo-sources kernel release versions)

[top posting just because ... and clearly personal opinion] I file and deal with bugs on both bugs.gentoo.org and bugs.kde.orf, and one thing I can say with conviction is that the response to a bug varies greatly, and seems to depend on who receives it, possibly being per application, per