[TYPO3-dev] Bugtracker - What is it good for?

[ries van Twisk]

On Jan 8, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Dmitry Dulepov wrote:

> Hi!
>
> ries van Twisk wrote:
>> what if somebody find a bug, but doesn't have the knowledge to  
>> solve it
>> programatically.
>
> I appologize, I did not write my previous message correctly. I  
> should have said this: the bug should always be reported. If  
> possible, a patch should attached. It may speed up fixing  
> significally.
>
>> Would that mean it's useless for that person to post a a bug report?
>
> Of course, not! Posting is always useful if it is really a bug  
> (there are "bugs" that sound like "How do I make a menu,  
> which....?"). You may find some of my bug reports that do not have a  
> patch. This is normal. Making a report ensures that problem is not  
> forgotten.
>
>> that person would report the bug and he would start praying to Kasper
>
> Kasper does not participate in active development any more. He  
> announced it at T3DD07.



I did mean Kasper' metaphorically :)

Anyways,

would it still be a good idea to close (set to unresolved) all really  
old bugs? Them messages get's sends to the reporters
and that will raise awareness. If the reporter isn't interested  
anymore then it stays closed, if there is interest then it can be re- 
opened agasin.
This might be a good idea to filter out some stuff in bugtrack

Just an idea....
Ries