Guernsey, Byron (GE Consumer & Industrial) wrote:
Don't expect a quick response. I submitted a feature patch to bugzilla over a month ago and it hasn't changed state from its "new" state or had any activity or ownership changes. I posted a followup message here a few weeks later and have not received a single response. I continue to read messages here to see if this process described in the below URL actually works or if I just need to maintain separate patches for the version we use at GE indefinitely- something I don't want to do...
You're quite correct - feature requests are generally not going to get as quick a response as a bug fix, or a security issue.
Sometimes you'll get lucky and somebody will pick it up straight away, but sometimes you're going to have to post a couple of times before somebody picks up on your patch.
In order to speed up the process, ask first whether the patch might address a specific need people might have. The need that is solved by the patch might be solved another way without the need for patching anything. You're going to get a far better response from a direct question than you will if you just post a patch without any effort to convince people of its usefulness.
You did the right thing about putting the patch into bugzilla - this way your patch won't fall through the cracks. Even if it is not pulled into the final source tree, it will still be available for people to use.
Regards, Graham --
