-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 24 Nov 2002 15:16:35 +0100, Peter Boy wrote: > e.g. Mandrake > May be because of so many bugs they disabled the bug report facility > for their users (you have not only to register as with Redhat or SuSE, > but you have to apply and qualify as a bug reporter in order to get > access - even during the beta period for beta testers). A very smart > decision in order to achive a mostly bug free distro. It protects the bug database from support questions, from many NOTABUG submissions and from dozens of duplicate reports. It probably also increases the quality of bug reports and the likelihood that a committed user and bug reporter comes back when a developer needs more input. Is https://qa.mandrakesoft.com no longer working (I could log in without problems)? On the contrary, an open bug tracking system is a place where frustrated users take the chance to let off steam, but don't support the developers with testing fixes, for instance. Red Hat's bugzilla system is far from optimal. The number of bug reports (regardless of whether duplicate or invalid) gives a false impression of the quality of the distribution and Open Source Software in general. In addition, ancient bug reports that are still unassigned and flagged "NEW" don't look good either. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE94Pf40iMVcrivHFQRAvCTAKCFyQvCGzFDkMhrwuv7Tz32WmseEwCfenDl wx40M8oZqJj10o2OZ3miDXg= =4zUV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
