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Re: bugzilla voting
Joe Buck wrote:
> If the GCC developers think turning on voting would be useful to them, I
> would be all for it. Whether users think it's a good idea, I think,
> should not be relevant.
I agree.
> If it is turned on, we need to be sure that expectations are set correctly
> ("Mommy, they fixed Johnny's bug, even though Billy had more votes!
> Unfair! I'm telling RMS!").
A short text on the vote form and/or results to that effect?
"Bugs don't get fixed because they are popular: they get fixed because
someone funds a developer to do the work, or does the work themselves.
Developers generally follow the priorities of those who pay for work
to be done. If you genuinely desire a bug to be fixed, you are
expected to fund a developer to fix it, or fix it yourself."
If you manage to attach a $1 payment option to each vote, paid in
advance, with a shortcut for submitting multiple votes, that would be
great. Thanks! :)
-- Jamie