Just imagine how disappointed I have been to see this effect play out in reality! All that time invested in community building and... :)
-David On Jul 14, 2010, at 7:11 PM, BJ Freeman wrote: > I am always amazed at how you spin things david. > > David E Jones sent the following on 7/14/2010 5:22 PM: >> >> Actually, in spite of what BJ says there is nothing that makes the release >> branches more bug-free than the trunk. Well, nothing unless people work to >> make it so. Release branches just change less so it is easier to fix bugs >> without having to deal with as much of a possibility of new bugs being >> introduced. >> >> In other words the release branches are only as good as those who use them >> make them to be. Unfortunately the release branches don't tend to attract as >> many contributors as the trunk, so the irony is that in many cases the trunk >> is more bug-free than the release branches. >> >> In other words, stable in no way means the same thing as bug-free, and the >> irony is that in fact too much "stability" keeps bugs from being fixed. >> >> -David >> >> >> On Jul 14, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Mike Z wrote: >> >>> Thanks BJ. I hope it was just an oversight. 9.04 seems pretty rock >>> solid otherwise. Even so, starting a local repository is probably the >>> way to go, because I'll surely be tweaking it as I learn more. >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:50 PM, BJ Freeman<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I appreciate you input and reminder. >>>> remember this is not a paid organization but volunteers. >>>> and things do slip by. >>>> the PMC have instituted a few months ago the status patch ready to help >>>> inform committers so such slip ups are found >>>> >>>> Also any Branch release is for the best part bug free, but that depends on >>>> the testing done by users and submittion jiras. In all fairness there have >>>> been a lot of bug fixes on 9.04. even so the testing is not the level you >>>> have been use to in a Paid Corporation, where you have a room full of >>>> machines with different configuration and a team of paid testers to put it >>>> though it paces. >>>> >>>> Ofbiz, at best, is a semi complete application that has room for >>>> improvement >>>> and completion of features. >>>> to Start using Ofbiz as a complete application like say Word or Open office >>>> is a mistake. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike Z sent the following on 7/14/2010 9:55 AM: >>>>> >>>>> I'm testing my new store, when I decide to login as a user and cancel >>>>> an order (which is suppose to work). The user sees this: >>>>> >>>>> The Following Errors Occurred: >>>>> Error calling event: org.ofbiz.webapp.event.EventHandlerException: >>>>> Service invocation error (Could not commit transaction for service >>>>> [cancelOrderItem] call: Roll back error, could not commit transaction, >>>>> was rolled back instead because of: Error in simple-method [Auto >>>>> create OrderAdjustments >>>>> >>>>> [file:/opt/ofbiz-9.04/applications/order/script/org/ofbiz/order/order/OrderServices.xml#recreateOrderAdjustments]]: >>>>> ; [Security Error To Run Auto Create Order Adjustments]) >>>>> >>>>> Odd. Looking further, I discover that a bug was submitted back in >>>>> OCT09, priority MAJOR, with a patch, and verified: >>>>> >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-3075 >>>>> >>>>> Why wasn't it fixed in 9.04 SVN? I'm sorry, but as a brand new user, >>>>> the reason I chose 9.04 is because it is suppose to be the golden >>>>> build, patched as required, rock solid. All new users are directed to >>>>> 9.04. >>>>> >>>>> The bug actually exposes my INTERNAL paths! >>>>> >>>>> So I have to ask. What else???? >>>>> >>>> >> >>
