Re: [Gnumed-devel] Re: GNUmed & blueprints

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Sun, Sep 07, 2008 at 09:46:53PM -0700, Jim Busser wrote:

> I was not thinking as much that a bug would prompt an automatic update, I 
> was only thinking (too narrowly) that since most of our bug reports come 
> from outdated versions, it might be helpful to make users realize when 
> submitting yet another bug report will not be useful and will not solve 
> their problem. That was why I was thinking to "point" them to the 
> possible existence of updates.

Surely, I noted that down as a feature request.

> However you are right to remind of the general case... I am thinking it 
> might be good to point people to a link on the wiki. Presently the  
> "Report bug' link on the wiki points to
>
>       http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=gnumed&func=additem
>
> so perhaps in pace of that, I can add a wiki page with some general  
> guidance how they should proceed as per your suggestion.

That's very useful I think.

> Is it decided that bug reports should now be filed somewhere other than 
> at Savannah?

No decision has been made. If people do it and actively
support that, fine. I don't see a shortcoming of Savannah or
*evident* (rather than imagined) advantage of LP so far.

Karsten
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