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On 2007-02-15, b.n. <brullonulla@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I hope so. In the past I was always baffled when my searches |
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>> didn't find anything relevent but all the bugs I reported were |
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>> duplicates. [Actually, I think there was one what wasn't, but |
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>> the experience was enough to make me swear off reporting bugs.] |
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> I think there is nothing bad in this. At least you know: |
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> - the bug you are reporting is already known |
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> - some dev has seen it repeteadly, and repetitia iuvant* |
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> *"Repeating helps", for the non-Latin speakers :) |
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Except that it generates extra work for maintainers who have to |
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mark the reported bug as a duplicate. If you've tripped over a |
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bug that's already been reported, perhaps adding a comment |
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(including how you triggered the bug) to an existing bug is |
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probably more productive. |
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> Please don't give up reporting bugs. It is always important. |
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> The open bug reporting and solving process is one of the main |
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> goodies that makes OSS so marvellously different from |
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> proprietary software. |
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OK, I'll start again. |
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