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Re: Reporting bugs: there is nothing to gain in frustratingreporters
On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 12:13 -0400, Scott Robert Ladd wrote:
> Richard Guenther wrote:
> > On 6/15/05, Scott Robert Ladd <scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com> wrote:
> >>But an objection from one of the bugmasters *is* enough to keep people
> >>from presenting a patch.
> >
> > How do you come to this conclusion? From my experience this
> > is untrue - bugs get fixed because either someone feels resposible,
> > it's too easy to do, or someone has personal interest in getting the
> > bug fixed. Negative or positive comments do not change this.
>
> When a bugmaster posts a pejorative response, it strongly implies that
> any effort in patch will be rejected or ignored.
>
> I know for a fact that several people have been chased away from working
> on GCC by the pithy attitudes of some GCC developers.
Maybe you should start naming names, so we can take stock of the
problem.
Otherwise, it just sounds like you are blowing smoke :)
I know it may seem "impolite", but apparently these people are being
impolite and having what you see as a significant affect on GCC.
Therefore, i believe the embarrassment or whatever is outweighed by the
need to change.
> Mark has a valid concern: Why aren't bugs being fixed? One answer is:
> The GCC community is often less than welcoming, friendly, and helpful.
Again, please point to specific examples.
How do you expect things to adapt and change if you won't give us
examples?