On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 10:04:40PM -0700, Josh Peek wrote:
> Maybe expand on the warning bitsweat added to the trac home page.
> 
> "Expect your ticket to be closed with an untested, undocumented, or
> incomplete resolution if it's missing tests, documentation, or
> implementation. Don't panic; the ticket hasn't been killed! These
> resolutions are the pathway to commit. Update your patch and reopen
> the ticket."

This seems heavy-handed for patches which fix defects.  I mean, if a defect
report didn't have a patch at all, it'd stay open, but if it's a *better*
report (ie closer to being fixed, just not quite all the way there) then it
gets closed?  That seems... counterproductive.  (Disclaimer: I'm not a
neutral party on this topic -- I've had a couple of bugs with patches
treated this way recently; it *really* made me less interested in
contributing future patches).  I understand why patches get triaged, and
there is the possibility of bad patches hanging around forever, but surely
the policy of expiring old bug reports could also apply to half-baked
patches, rather than instant closure?

Also, I presume that this PatchProcess page will be rolled into or otherwise
linked from http://dev.rubyonrails.org once it's considered acceptable?

- Matt

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