From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Why Emacs needs a modern bug tracker Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:25:02 +1300 Message-ID: <18311.57006.695288.174882@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: <20080104164454.0A4BD830697@snark.thyrsus.com> <20080105182456.GR30869@thyrsus.com> <20080105214810.GZ30869@thyrsus.com> <20080105233923.GH30869@thyrsus.com> <18304.10442.537860.246188@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <87k5mnoge1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <8763y7o719.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87r6gt7l7i.GNU's_Not_Unix!%yavor@gnu.org> <871w8o7snz.fsf@olgas.newt.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1200088678 25451 80.91.229.12 (11 Jan 2008 21:57:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:57:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D3scar_Fuentes?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 11 22:58:20 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JDRtL-0001DE-BY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:58:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JDRsx-0006Ev-KJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:57:55 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JDRst-0006D1-7c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:57:51 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JDRsr-0006Co-My for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:57:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JDRsr-0006Cl-IW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:57:49 -0500 Original-Received: from viper.snap.net.nz ([202.37.101.8]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JDRsr-0003pu-6b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:57:49 -0500 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (157.60.255.123.dynamic.snap.net.nz [123.255.60.157]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D6893DA5E1; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:25:08 +1300 (NZDT) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6CE608FC6D; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:25:03 +1300 (NZDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 23.0.50.27 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:86757 Archived-At: > > I think you'd really like debbugs (Debian BTS), Richard, for the same > > reasons I love it (as a user). It's completely driven via email and > > has few knobs and whistles. > > > > Documentation about debbugs and a simple reporting form can be found > > at: > > > > http://www.us.debian.org/Bugs/ > > At first it looks nice. > > But has it support for submitting bugs using web forms? Good point. We can find a bug tracking system that suits RMS's needs but, at the end of the day, it's not worth anything if it doesn't suit those of the user. I suspect most, especially younger users, would prefer web forms to e-mail. > OTOH, I think there is something wrong with a system that has 9 > screenfulls of instructions for just reporting a bug. That also might deter users from submitting bugs, if much of the detail is for submission only. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob