Re: Link to bug webpage

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Link to bug webpage
Date: 2001-08-21 13:51:29
Message-ID: 200108211351.f7LDpT125374@candle.pha.pa.us
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> >
> >It's up to the group to decide. If we have a database of bugs, I think
> >it has to be complete. I think a partial list is worse than no list at
> >all.
> >
>
> I disagree. Unless you are omniscient, we will only ever have a partial list.
>
> Perhaps more importantly, the more common ones will be in the list, because
> the more often it's reported, the more likely someone will use the bug
> tool. If we develop a culture that says 'if it's on the bug list, it will
> get looked at', then more people will report bugs via the correct channels
> etc.

That is the real question. Do we want to rely more heavily on a bug
database rather than the email lists? I haven't heard many say they
want that.

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