From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Unable to close a bug in the tracker. Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:06:20 +0900 Message-ID: References: <87iqb5o7ie.fsf@red-bean.com> <7b501d5c1001140141i4de045bma15759d59e442dfe@mail.gmail.com> <7b501d5c1001152002q1ac6a83fheb2e439fa859ae3a@mail.gmail.com> <83fx66cvxa.fsf@gnu.org> <874ommwbvr.fsf@marauder.physik.uni-ulm.de> <877hri2tfu.fsf@telefonica.net> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1263784014 22470 80.91.229.12 (18 Jan 2010 03:06:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:06:54 +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 Mon Jan 18 04:06:46 2010 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 1NWhwx-0004ip-02 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:06:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50676 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NWhwx-0006RA-FE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:43 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NWhwr-0006QO-0m for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:37 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NWhwj-0006OZ-Og for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:35 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39476 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NWhwj-0006OW-8k for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:29 -0500 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.206]:34060) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NWhwg-0007L6-Lt; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:27 -0500 Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.54]) by tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id o0I36Mi5005373; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:06:22 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.16] [10.29.19.16]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:06:22 +0900 Original-Received: from dhlpc061 ([10.114.114.29] [10.114.114.29]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:06:22 +0900 Original-Received: by dhlpc061 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 4A13D52E1FB; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:06:22 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <877hri2tfu.fsf@telefonica.net> (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=22=D3scar?= Fuentes"'s message of "Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:13:57 +0100") Original-Lines: 31 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) 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:120180 Archived-At: =D3scar Fuentes writes: > Please note that not only the developers interact with the bug > tracker. A user could be interested in closing a bug he previously > reported, or add a commentary to other report. Finally, not everyone has > mail access from Emacs. > > The Version Control system must be tailored to developers. The bug > tracker shall be accessible to users as well. Sure, but note that (1) This is only true of some operations -- users very often _open_ bugs, or give further comment, but other operations are almost always done by devs (2) How convenient a particular interface (web / emacs / generic email) is depends on the operation -- commenting on a bug you're already following (for instance, if you submitted it in the first place, or are a dev working on it) for instance, is usually far more convenient via email, even for people that generally prefer web interfaces (because they can just hit "reply" in their mail reader) So I think while a good web interface is important for some operations, it really isn't critical to have one for _all_ operations. Hopefully that makes the problem a bit easier... -Miles --=20 Custard, n. A vile concoction produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the he= n, the cow, and the cook.