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> > What do you think most of us are doing? The real problem seems to be that > > there just aren't enough Mandrake developers to address most bugs. Out of > > the 6 bug reports I have filed, none of them have moved from UNCONFIRMED. > > That is not a developer responsibility. If you want the bug fixed, > ensure it gets confirmed. Well, but how ? I have only one vote per component. Only people from the editbugs group are able to confirm bugs. So, since not many people vote for bugs, how can I ensure that the bug is confirmed ? By spamming cooker list pleading for people to test the same thing and vote for my bug ? I think, that this logic is flawed, since we are blaming problems on bug reporters instead of saying, "OK, there is a problem, let's have a look at that" and either mark the bug as invalid or assign it to somebody. Moreover, I didn't find anywhere in the FAQ or on the web, what has to be done to get the bug to the 'confirmed' state. I know now, that you have to vote for it and it has to get at least two votes. But if this is not written anywhere for new bug reporters (as me), then people will not vote for bugs and most of the issues will stay as 'unconfirmed'. > There is little point in a developer looking at a bug if it is not > confirmed, if he has many other confirmed bugs. See above - the unconfirmed bugs are seen as 'non-important' or obscure, but since it is not possible to easily 'confirm' the bug, we "mark" almost everything as 'non-important' and it never gets fixed, to the frustration of the bug reporters, testers and, in the end, users. Jan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Z2/tn11XseNj94gRAmlPAJ9TDF8aeVdZBmDSsdr+7YqwcvbjUwCfRG70 EWQiMmNfp6a5UU0GkgOMwNg= =+jGh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
