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Denis Dupeyron schrieb: |
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>> When someone asks about changing a package which someone else maintains, I |
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>> always suggest reporting a bug about it. Do you think that is generally ok, |
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>> or not the proper way to communicate? |
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> Exactly. Bugzilla is not a communication tool, |
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> Communication is (in order of |
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> effectivity) in-person meeting, phone, irc, email. |
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But all comments in bugs are sent to the maintainer via email, at least in |
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default settings. So in my opinion, the communication aspect of email is also |
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included in bugzilla. |
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> If you're not using |
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> any of these tools you're not communicating effectively and you can't |
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> expect things to go smoothly. |
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I think that over direct email, bugzilla has the advantage of being visible |
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in the public record. And in contrast to mailing lists, only interested |
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parties will receive the messages. |
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But if you think that is not the case, we can ask council to clarify whether |
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a change announced in bugzilla counts as proper communication with the |
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maintainer. |
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Best regards, |
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Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn |
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