On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 02:58 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote: > > > I'd like to disagree with Rahul's harsh tone here. > > Harsh? There isn't a single harsh thing in there that I can spot out. > Can anybody? > > > Contributing takes many forms, and even the complaints are sometimes useful. > > > > I take the time to test installing packages and their interactions, even if > > I don't use some packages. I like doing installs and I have the time to do them. > > I'm no longer a good programmer, but I have the ability to read thru anaconda > > and other things and make suggestions. I have the time to file bugzilla tickets > > and respond to them. That is my contribution, as minimal as it may seem. > > Bugzilla reports are very *useful* form of complaints (which are more of > constructive feedback to the right people) but that doesn't even have a > representation in threads like these usually. My problem is not even > that people are complaining. It is that people are complaining in places > where nobody who can fix the issues are involved. Well, that does bring up the old saw, number one bugzilla sucks for the un-initiated (and from what was posted earlier we're stuck with it) and two, it's been a running dispute as to if one should ask here first THEN post a bugzilla or go straight to bugzilla. Me, I prefer to ask here first, just to make sure I'm not posting a stupid bugzilla report as opposed to an ignorant one. If I knew all the answers then I wouldn't be ignorant and need to file a bugzilla. So, like any invertebrate, I turn from pain. Looking stupid is painful.So, I ask questions here before taking up the precious time of a developer. That's my logic flow and I see the same behavior in others on this list, so I'm not alone. It's not a major sin, Rahul... but I've seen you get short with others doing this. Please consider my perspective. Ric --
