On 20 Apr 2006, at 15:13, Gary (Lists) wrote:
If a patch fixes a bug, and someone has taken the time to spot the bug, fix the bug, and make a patch, then why do they also then need to engage in personality politics to get the fix applied?
This statement reads a bit like "Well, even you fix a bug, we may not apply the fix if we don't like you."
That's an odd method of development. But it surely explains some things.
Maybe my initial wording was confusing but it certainly is not politics. It is quality assurance. If you submit a patch, the patch needs to be reviewed and tested before it can get committed. The process of reviewing and testing patches is distributed amongst (mostly) volunteer contributors. By uploading your patch to the patch queue (or the issue tracker), reviewers will be able to find your patch. It's just the process we put in place to get bugs fixed. I was inviting you to use this process. -- Dries Buytaert :: http://www.buytaert.net/