Re: How do we encourage bug reports?
One problem with reporting bugs I feel personally is what to do to
avoid repeating reports. I use the following algorithm, when I
discover a bug:
1. I go through the list of pending bugs posted to bug list
periodically, and check whether it could be reported.
2. I'm searching through my mail archive for bug server address and
guide.
3. I request bug messages I've found in 1. from bug server to check if
they reported my bug or not.
4. I wait several hours for answer (maybe because of slow connection
somewhere -- because of various reasons I have from Middle Europe
much more better connection to U.S. than to most European
countries).
5. I forget that reported bug may be also corrected and closed in
unstable.
6. If I think my bug is not reported yet, I send bug report.
This algorithm is very annoying and I think some steps could be
avoided (but I've no idea how). I prefer e-mail interface over WWW
because of my slow connection.
Milan Zamazal
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