* felix winkelmann <[email protected]> [121211 21:10]: > > > >> Moreover, we can not expect that someone will come up who tests > >> the change. IME that happens rarely. > > > > I generally test all the changes I sign off on. > > I know, but in this case I was not talking about the > chicken developers. > > > > >> People usually appear suddenly, > >> contribute something and vanish again. This isn't the worst model, > >> though. But one has face the fact that in the end it is yourself > >> who has to do the work. > > > > True. But the fact is that very few people test Windows or put effort > > into fixing bugs under it. That's the direct reason why our latest > > release is broken under Windows. > > Still, we need to support it. Nobody enjoys working under Windows, but > it's an important platform to support, so we should do everything to > make it easier to use. That will also increase the chance that people > get motivated to help with the testing.
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