Re: Ignored bugs

[Pankaj Jangid]

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

>> I was completely unaware of this. I also used to report bugs via
>> emacs' report-emacs-bug fascility.
>> 
>> Moreover, I am building emacs from `master' everyday and assuming
>> everything is latest on this. If Org is a different beast then
>> probably we should do two things:
>> 
>> 1. Remove Org from built-in packages and distribute only via ELPA
>
> No, please that would be detrimental. Please note how many users use
> Org who do not have Internet or possibility to update Org. Don't
> forget that Emacs run on multi user computers.
>
> Please see example here of who is using Debian GNU/Linux:
> https://www.debian.org/users/
> 
> I hope you may see many educational institutions and understand that
> not every computer may be connected to Internet but many will be used
> by multiple users.

I completely agree with you. It is important to ship Org along with
Emacs. I was replying to the thought process that insists that org
cannot follow the emacs process. Which was kind of a setback to me.

>> > I don't think anyone here really looks into bugs reported to the
>> > Emacs debbugs instance: time is limited and the version of Org
>> > distributed with Emacs is very often not the most current one, thus
>> > the bug reports may anyhow not be relevant anyhow.
>
> Those who do not have time, do not have.
>
> There are those who do have time and who will help users.

Yes. This one. Like it.