Hi,
On 8/7/08, Parag N(पराग़) <panemade@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> On 8/6/08, Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 13:03 +0530, Parag N(पराग़) wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > We have already missed F10 Alpha release and I am still struggling
> > > to get Maithili language support included in rawhide. The problem I see
> > > is that we need to modify fontconfig package to include Maithili
> > > language. I submitted bug[1] to add Maithili in bugzilla against
> > > fontconfig 3 months back. But package maintainer of fontconfig closed it
> > > instantly and made it upstream[2].
> > > I submitted required input in upstream bug. But, still no response
> > > from upstream. If package maintainer is not willing to do code level
> > > changes and also upstream then I will see no progress to add Maithili
> > > language support in Fedora. So even if we will get translations and all
> > > other changes done in Fedora by F10 release to support Maithili, users
> > > will not able to see Maithili language selection in gdm.
> >
> >
> > There is a misconception that bugs should be fixed as soon as they are
> > submitted. That's simply not how it is.
>
> I don't see this is misconception. I have seen and still working on
> bugs that have been reported years ago. I have never said that bugs
> should be fixed soon.
>
>
> >
> > You submitted the Fedora bug in April, without attaching any patch or
> > anything.
>
> I am not fontconfig maintainer/developer so how am I supposed to
> know that what things need to fix bugs. Its responsibility of bug
> person to whom bug got assigned to ask reporter for patch.
>
>
> > I upstreamed it early May, the upstream maintainer asked for
> > a patch on May 24, and released fontconfig 2.6 at the end of May. If
> > you have submitted the patch in time, it would have been in latest
> > fontconfig release and hence in rawhide, but you didn't submit a patch
> > until July, and now expect it to suddenly appear in rawhide.
Bug activity on upstream bug showed me
Who When What Removed Added
panemade@xxxxxxxxx 2008-07-08 23:52:32 PST CC panemade@xxxxxxxxx
So till this date I was not informed that new release is coming and
whether I need to provide any input on this?
>
> And then why you not CC'ed me to upstream bug. Does that look good
> to you? When I tried to search whats current status in upstream then
> only I realized that upstream is waiting for me. You should have asked
> me on IRC/mail to submit patch there.
> The only thing What I really don't like about you is that you never
> replied back to me that you are in need of input. I never said I am
> owner for all issues(say fontconfig)
>
>
> > That's not
> > how I typically work, because Fedora is not Ubuntu.
>
> I have never compared with Ubuntu and even don't know whats
> happening there. I don't see thats my key responsibility.
>
>
> > I've talked to fontconfig maintainer to try to get a new version out in
> > August. *That*'s how it should work.
>
> So then where am I comes in picture?. You and upstream is the only
> responsible to decide on issues then I should have not been asked to
> submit patch.
>
> >
> >
> > > Can anyone provide inputs on this issue? Otherwise I will move ahead
> > > and will commit required changes in rawhide and build new package as I
> > > can see ACLs are open on fontconfig.
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't particularly like that. Just because it's open doesn't
> > mean...
>
> It should mean anyone can fix issue. If not then make it CLOSED why
> ACLs are open to everyone? Thats is reason I mail first before
> modifying CVS.
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > Regards,
> > > Parag.
> > >
> > > [1] *Bug 441995* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441995> -
> > > [mai_IN] fc-list does not show Maithili language name
> > > [2] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15821
> > >
> >
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> >
> > --
> > behdad
> > http://behdad.org/
> >
> >
>
> Regards,
>
> Parag.
>
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