Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-16 Thread Michael Cummings
On Mon, 2006-02-13 at 02:50 -0700, Duncan wrote: > > What I'd do with such bugs is thank the user, but say next time, please > give me a few days, at least a week (or whatever a dev feels comfortable > with for that package, again, it'll vary) -- if it's /just/ a bump > request. If I take over a

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread lnxg33k
On 2/13/06, Ciaran McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But... If INVALID is renamed, could we get a new GOAWAY resolution for people who really deserve it? Like others here, I've also felt a bit stunned at an INVALID bug. Personally, I don't think anything needs to be renamed, but I would like

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Grobian
On 13-02-2006 21:02:28 +0100, Carsten Lohrke wrote: > On Monday 13 February 2006 20:29, Grobian wrote: > > Maybe that has to change then? Like getting more bug wranglers that > > also handle canned responses as a first-line helpdesk? > > Wrangle bugs a few months and you'll see how hard it can be

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Carsten Lohrke
On Monday 13 February 2006 20:29, Grobian wrote: > Maybe that has to change then? Like getting more bug wranglers that > also handle canned responses as a first-line helpdesk? Wrangle bugs a few months and you'll see how hard it can be to stay friendly sometimes... And no, bugzilla is not a help

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò
On Monday 13 February 2006 19:49, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > They also deserve it if they stick it in their CXXFLAGS... In that case even more, as it actually does something: break stuff. -- Diego "Flameeyes" Pettenò - http://dev.gentoo.org/~flameeyes/ Gentoo/ALT lead, Gentoo/FreeBSD, Video, AMD64,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Grobian
On 13-02-2006 19:21:57 +, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:07:51 +0100 Grobian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | If these frustrations get so apparent that they require a solution > | flag in Bugzilla for a developer, then it might be a better solution > | to just leave the bugzilla

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:07:51 +0100 Grobian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | If these frustrations get so apparent that they require a solution | flag in Bugzilla for a developer, then it might be a better solution | to just leave the bugzilla work to someone else and try to work a bit | more away from

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Grobian
On 13-02-2006 18:49:18 +, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:39:06 +0100 Simon Stelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > | NOTABUG sounds good, but as Ciaran said, we need another replacement > | for those bugs who really deserve it. If a user sticks > | -fvisibility=hidden into his

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Marien Zwart
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 02:00:48PM -0500, Patrick McLean wrote: > > How about RICER or RICERFLAGS :) +1. "RESOLVED RICER" has such a nice ring to it :) -- Marien. pgp70IcstDKz0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Patrick McLean
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:39:06 +0100 Simon Stelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > | Are you being serious about this? > > Sadly, even if he is, there're enough people around here that're taking > that kind of thought seriously

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:39:06 +0100 Simon Stelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Are you being serious about this? Sadly, even if he is, there're enough people around here that're taking that kind of thought seriously (see, for example, my sarcastic post on the 0day -core thread that so many people

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Simon Stelling
Duncan wrote: > Consider this: INVALID is strong enough, under the wrong circumstances, > that it /could/ set an emotionally unstable user off, causing them to > commit suicide or something. I /know/ it was deeply depressing here, > that first time, altho the effect on me would have been to simply

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Richard Fish
On 2/13/06, Ciaran McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But... If INVALID is renamed, could we get a new GOAWAY resolution for > people who really deserve it? I would tend to agree with this. I myself was the 'victim' of an aggressively worded INVALID resolution to a bug report I filed due to my

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Daniel Drake
Duncan wrote: I'd /not/ really wish to encourage version bump requests "overnight". That's jumping the gun, and indeed, could encourage "first post" like behavior. What I'd do with such bugs is thank the user, but say next time, please give me a few days, at least a week (or whatever a dev fee

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-13 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:53:37 -0700 Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Consider this: INVALID is strong enough, under the wrong | circumstances, that it /could/ set an emotionally unstable user off, | causing them to commit suicide or something. Some people go around setting fire to embassies when

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla etiquette suggestions

2006-02-12 Thread Daniel Drake
Duncan wrote: 2. Be careful with INVALID resolutions The term invalid _is_ harsh in bugzilla context, so make sure you write a quick thankful-sounding comment to go with it. I like all the suggestions, but this one hits a particular sore spot, as I had it happen to me, with I think my second