On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 00:26, Georg Brandl <g.bra...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 08.01.2011 23:22, schrieb Antoine Pitrou: >> On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:05:06 +0100 >> brett.cannon <python-check...@python.org> wrote: >>> +For bugs, an issue needs to: >>> + >>> +* Clearly explain the bug so it can be reproduced >>> +* All relevant platform details are included >>> +* What version(s) of Python are affected by the bug are fully known >>> +* Is there a proper unit test that can reproduce the bug? >>> + >>> +These are things anyone can help with. >> >> FWIW, I'm really not fond of handing out triage tasks to beginners. >> First because the claim that it doesn't require any specific knowledge >> is wrong (in the case of Python, because it is a highly technical >> product; it might be right for office suites, who knows). >> Second because a newbie triager gets to interact with other newbies who >> might be very confused if they are given misleading comments or asked >> misleading (or completely irrelevant) questions. > > +1. Remember, this is not a purely hypothetical statement.
OK, so the sentence is poorly phrased, but in the list of tasks it is labeled explicitly as intermediate when one is comfortable with the process, not a newbie. Does that alleviate the worry you both have? -Brett > >> Things may be different when the person in question has been a long-time >> community member, or has specific expertise, and is therefore able to >> communicate meaningful advice. But for true beginners, I think it would >> be much better to let them write a patch or a doc fix. > > Yep. > > Georg > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/brett%40python.org > _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
