[Python-Dev] Small RFEs and the Bug Tracker

[Brett Cannon]

On Feb 20, 2008 12:36 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> > I agree, the name is a bit confusing when you're not used to it.
>
> Renaming it is easy. To the native speakers reading it: What should
> it be called? (please try to come up with something shorter than
> "request for enhancement")
>

"feature request"?

> > Also I find that, by definition, RFE and feature requests are not
> > exactly the same. There's a thin line between a new feature and an
> > enhancement that is supposed to fill a gap/improve things. Should they
> > really be treated the same way ?
>
> I don't understand the difference. Can you please explain it? Are there
> features that are not enhancements (and if so, why would anybody request
> them), or are there enhancements which are not features? Are they
> entirely disjoint sets of things?
>

The differences are so minimal that it feels like squabbling over
minute semantics.

-Brett