Re: how to request help for bugs (Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs)

2007-02-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 08:51 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:39:54AM +0100, Bart Martens wrote: > > > > For a general call/cry for help for packages with many bugs, I would > > submit an RFH, RFA or O before the number of bugs becomes uncomfortable. > > Of course, this

Re: how to request help for bugs (Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs)

2007-02-28 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:39:54AM +0100, Bart Martens wrote: > > For a general call/cry for help for packages with many bugs, I would > submit an RFH, RFA or O before the number of bugs becomes uncomfortable. > Of course, this probably won't work for all packages; it's not always so > simple. >

Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs

2007-02-28 Thread Sune Vuorela
On 2007-02-28, Bernhard R. Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > anyway. Otherwise suggesting "you may forward it upstream and/or send a patch" > is a bad joke. Why is it a bad joke ? let us take `kmail' - it has around 2500 bugs in the upstream bugzilla - and 100 bugs not forwarded in debian. In or

who forwards bugs to upstream (Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs)

2007-02-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 09:35 +0100, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070227 20:46]: > > You've read this correctly! Starting TEN YEARS AGO, we are in > > permanent bug triaging, bug forwarding, but patching party on ALL > > bugs, pick one before it's too late! > > >

how to request help for bugs (Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs)

2007-02-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 09:20 +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:46:11PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > (and hopefully this madness will now stop) > > We all know everyone can triage/patch/... whatever bug in the BTS. Yes of course. > > Still, if some team feels they

Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs

2007-02-28 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070227 20:46]: > You've read this correctly! Starting TEN YEARS AGO, we are in > permanent bug triaging, bug forwarding, but patching party on ALL > bugs, pick one before it's too late! > > You may immediately take any bugs which didn't receive due care and >

Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs

2007-02-28 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 09:20:57AM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > Of course that need to be done with a grain of salt, and I personally > found not particularly wise to chain three help requests in a row after > the first one, but that's totally. ^

Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs

2007-02-28 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:46:11PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > (and hopefully this madness will now stop) We all know everyone can triage/patch/... whatever bug in the BTS. Still, if some team feels they are understaffed and that they need triaging help since they are becoming overwhelmed by

Re: 0-day bug forwarding and bug patching on ALL bugs

2007-02-27 Thread Aurelien Jarno
On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:46:11PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > You've read this correctly! Starting TEN YEARS AGO, we are in > permanent bug triaging, bug forwarding, but patching party on ALL > bugs, pick one before it's too late! > > You may immediately take any bugs which didn't receive du