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On 02/08/2010 17:54, Brian Curtin wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:39, Ralf Schmitt <span
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<div class="im">Benjamin Peterson <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> Please, let's stop messing with the tracker for everything. I think<br>
> the current set up works reasonably well, and we should focus on
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> real problem: manpower<br>
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Ignoring issues (probably even with some patches attached) will drive<br>
contributors away. That's not the way to increase manpower.<br>
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<div>Overall the "no response" query just passes the buck. Let's say
we get that query down to zero issues. What does that give us? Now we
have 500 issues with 2 responses. Sure, it makes further correspondence
more likely, but it's not solving any real issues and making any
measurably significant impact.</div>
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Sure it could make a difference. People who submit issues will
appreciate *some* response a great deal more than no response. More
than that, if we have people dedicated to looking at new issues then we
are more likely to *resolve* some that would otherwise "slip through
the net".<br>
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<div>While I do think the "no response" query can be helpful, let's
not attribute too much value to tiny tweaks of the tracker and
reporting. Benjamin is right -- manpower is where we'll benefit the
most, not in the manner we paint the current issue situation.</div>
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Sure. *Part* of drawing in more manpower can be engaging with those
submitting issues and seeing if we can get them to post patches and /
or tests - and suck them as far into Python development as we possibly
can. ;-) For many people submitting an issue may be their first contact
with Python developers and the Python development process (just as for
others posting to Python-dev will be their first contact - even if they
really should be posting to comp.lang.python instead).<br>
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All the best,<br>
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Michael<br>
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