[Monotone-devel] Bugathon!

[Graydon Hoare]

Hi,

We've been discussing on IRC having a little big-squashing party this
weekend, to finish up the roster branch and clean out as much cruft
from the BTS as possible. I'm going to try to close as many of the
remaining roster testsuite failures as I can before then. We're down
to 29 or so failing scripts, so it should be doable.

To get a picture of what needs doing, consider:

 http://www.venge.net/monotone/wiki/RostersTodo
 http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=browse&set=open&group=monotone

Anyone with a long weekend and a masochistic streak is invited to join
us on IRC as soon as you're free (in case, for some reason, you like
fixing monotone bugs but currently *aren't* on IRC). Americans
apparantly have today off, so rather than do something pleasant like
see your friends and family, you can even start squashing bugs today!

Q: Do I have to be completely familiar with monotone's code already?
A: Not at all. This is a good time to show up, ask questions, dip your
toe in the pool, try fixing something for the first time.

Q: How is a bug-squashing party different from any other day hanging out on IRC?
A: The focus is on getting all the bug counts as low as possible,
rather than discussing airy new features, and the word "party" is
employed as a ruse to convince you behave in a more festive manner!

If that enticing thought doesn't fill you with glee, let's sweeten the
pot with the one internet currency free programmers can't resist: free
monotone T-shirts for anyone who closes a bug (or produces a
bug-closing patch) before monday.

We recommend constructing your own festive party-like atmosphere on
your end as IRC is low-fi, and we can only provide the stimulating
party-like conversation (about .. er .. bugs), not the expected
party-like supply of food, drinks, music, dancing ladies, etc.

-graydon