Let me begin by reiterating that I am thankful for anyone who invests
significant effort in maintaining bbdb.
Ronan Waide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Let me restate:
>
> I said:
>> been fixed at source. Regardless of issues of moving targets or lack
>> of resources, trying to maintain a complex piece of code on top of an
>> unstable platform is a complete waste of time.
>
> To which you replied:
>> ...try and track down the problem, sit on it for a couple of weeks
>> (major CVS trouble/bugs/glitches usually get caught in
>> a day or a couple of days at the worst) and then incorporate the change.
>
> What part of this isn't a complete waste of my time? What part of this
> couldn't be better served by someone who already runs CVS Emacs on a
> daily basis and uses BBDB?
Did I say anything about YOU having to do all the work? I do run CVS
Emacs on a daily basis and use BBDB. I do not feel comfortable
sending in changes when I am unsure if they really work for everyone.
I am not in position to test them for a multitude of platforms,
flavors, and versions of Emacs.
> Like I said, I won't turn down patches that
> are non-invasive fixes for CVS Emacs; I *will* turn down patches that
> are simply trying to use new features that I would otherwise have to
> backport or conditionally compile or whatever, and I will turn down
> code that breaks my running system in favour of making CVS Emacs
> happy.
Fine.
> Now, please. I think I've made it clear that I'm quite stubbornly
> adherent to this point, so can we let this be the last mail on the
> topic? I'd rather hear more from people with bugs that need fixing and
> means of reproducing them (hello emacs_user...) than discuss niceties
> of how I'm willing to spend my time.
I absolutely have to have the last word!!!! It's a little glitch in my
soft/hard/wetware. :)
Did not mean to step on anyone's toes...
--Boris
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