Graham Cobb wrote:
> On Thursday 28 August 2008 15:18:47 Adrian von Bidder wrote:
> .. snip .. some good text about 500000 bugs
>
> How about a slightly different approach:
>
> Debian has 500,000 bugs!
>
> Today the Debian project is proud to announce that it received its 500,000'th
> bug report (
http://bugs.debian.org/500000)!
>
> Proud? Surely that is a lot of bugs!
>
> The Debian project is a community. The community consists of developers,
> testers, leaders, users, builders and many others. Everyone who takes the
> time to report a bug gets two benefits: 1) they have a good chance of getting
> their bug fixed by a fellow community member (try that with commercial
> software!), and 2) they are helping everyone else in the community by
> improving the quality of the Debian project. The Debian bug database is also
> an invaluable tool for anyone trying to resolve a problem in any of the free
> software packaged in Debian, whether they are using Debian or not.
>
> Debian is proud that its users feel enough community spirit, and have enough
> confidence in the Debian process, to take the time to report bugs. Debian
> wants to thank all the NNN different users who have contributed bug reports
> over the 15 years of the Debian project. Debian also wants to thank the NNN
> people who have contributed to the discussion and closure of bugs.
>
> Currently NNN bugs, of the 500,000, are open. Bug reporting rates have been
> growing at NNN% per year, as the Debian user base grows. The top bug
> reporter, XXX, has reported NNN bugs. The top bug fixer, XXX, has closed NNN
> bugs.
>
> Unlike commercial software, Debian encourages the active involvement of the
> community in testing the software and reporting bugs and believes that this
> is a central part of the Debian Social Contract. In return, Debian users
> actually have the prospect of seeing their bugs fixed!
>
>
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