Rob....

Fair enough. I hadn't considered that scenario. I stand corrected.



On 2/23/06, Rob Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dan, et al:
>
> > If I create a new bug entry in Bugzilla, it would not even occur to me
> > to vote for it. By posting it and giving it a rating, I think I *am*
> > voting on it.
>
> I find posting and voting have totally different purposes.
>
> Example:  The last item I posted to BZ had to do with rectangle
> graphics not being rendered correctly on Win XP when their width was an
> odd number.  I had already changed my rectangle graphics to even pixel
> widths, and could care less if the bug is ever fixed.  My post was to
> alert the Run Rev Team and other developers that it exists.
>
> So posting simply says "I found what I believe is a bug".
>
> Rating says "This is my estimate of the severity of the bug"
>
> Voting says "This is my relative (among outstanding bugs) priority for
> fixing the bug."
>
> I can see your point that assigning a rating while posting implies a
> priority; but I'm not sure how that rating can be used to derive a
> relative priority among all outstanding items.
>
> Rob Cozens
> CCW, Serendipity Software Company
>
> "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
> Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."
>
> from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)
>
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