On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:11:54AM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote: > > It's all about ratios... Each clean up patch has chance of introducing > > a bug. > > Each update suggestion contains a possibility for mistakes. >
Yes. But bug fix patches make up for it by fixing stuff. > > > If you only send clean up patches then you only introduce bugs. > > I find such a conclusion questionable with the wording "only". > How are you going to fix bugs if you only send clean ups? > > > We really don't want people sending patches if they introduce more bugs > > than they fix. > > How do you think about to discuss corresponding software development > statistics in more detail? I think normal developers should fix 10 bugs or add a few features for every regression they introduce. I introduced a regression just last week, so that's a normal part of life, but I was at least *trying* to fix a bug when I did it. regards, dan carpenter
