Re: in_avail() bug. Nobody cares??

[David Rasmussen <pinkfloydhomer at yahoo dot com>]

On Sunday 28 October 2001 02:45, Nathan Myers wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 02:17:52AM +0100, David Rasmussen wrote:
> > > > How come no one has commented on my post about the in_avail bug?
> > > > Doesn't anybody care? A lot of important code is totally useless
> > > > because of it!
> >
> > Not to be anoying but how come this bug  hasn't got any more attention.
> > It is a very simple and important bug... not be a nuiceanse......
>
> Because you didn't include a patch, or any other analysis.
>
> Who do you think does the work, elves?  It's quite enough work
> installing patches and test cases and running builds and tests,
> without being pestered by people who can't be bothered to do
> anything themselves.  If your bug is in the bug tracking system,
> it will get fixed eventually.  If it's not, you have nothing to
> complain about.  If you need it fixed sooner, send a patch or pay
> somebody else to send a patch, or at least identify where such a
> patch would go.
>
> If you would like to help, your help would be welcome.
> If you just like to complain, we already have as many
> complainers as we can use.
>
> Nathan Myers
> ncm at cantrip dot org

Have I demanded that anyone should do anything? No. I was wondering why 
nobody even responded to my post. I am sure that others know about this bug 
and knows more than me. So I was hoping to get some more insight into this 
bug, why it is there, if it's even a bug, why it hasn't been fixed yet etc. 
It's not that I wont do anything myself, but when what I am seeking is 
information and feedback and discussion, I can't by the very nature of 
things, do it by my self.

Lighten up my friend.