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$1,000 to fix open source bugs

56 points by will_critchlow 16y ago

binarysoul 16y ago
the article links back to the hacker news submission, billing it as a "list of bugs." I don't get it.
- dinedal 16y ago
  He's outsourcing the bug submission / voting to HN.
- will_critchlow 16y ago
  I was hoping people could list bugs here to allow the community to vote on the ones that should be fixed first... Seemed an easy place to have the voting happen. We need someone to get the ball rolling!
  - dinedal 16y ago
    Maybe you could post a few bugs you think are a good idea to seed the discussion?
    - will_critchlow 16y ago
      This is the kind of thing that has hit us / hurt us in the past: http://bugs.php.net/44251 http://bugs.php.net/44251 It's now fixed, but that is the kind of thing we're looking for. I'm not a developer - I'm a business guy primarily - so I'm unlikely to be the best person to pick out things that typically hold up developers.
  - metachris 16y ago
    Not an uninteresting idea, but the $1k is just a tiny amount of money, eg. just 10x $100. It would be really interesting to have a (long-lasting) service around raising funds for open-source contributions and bugfixes and connecting users and developers. This could even look like a kind of reverse-kickstarter, where a number of people contribute money to a specific goal and only then find a developer/designer/... via the service. As a sidenote: I always am a bit skeptical when i see links to a HN thread propagated in posts, primarily because it may bring too many new people here in particular if the post gets picked up by major news outlets. Nothing wrong with new users, but I think anyone interested in HN related topics learns of this site sooner or later anyway. The rate of submissions/changes on the front page has increased a lot during the last year and I'm a bit afraid where that will lead to (unless PG starts updating / trying a couple of things with HN, such as thresholds, categories, etc).
    - will_critchlow 16y ago
      Good feedback Chris. Thanks (and sorry if I bring too many newbies into the gene pool). You're right - in many ways $1k is tiny, but I was hoping that there would be a bunch of annoying bugs / bugs in boring areas that cause people headaches that (other) people could fix in ~1 hour or so. If others wanted to chip money into the pot, I'd happily give it a shot at administrating it for a bit and see if it gets traction. So far, we aren't seeing bugs submitted that would cost > $1k to fix either - if we do, perhaps we can persuade some people to chip in to help meet the cost...?
      - PilotPirx 16y ago
        Maybe you don't need money. Could be enough to set up a website with accounts and a system that gives you "karma" for each bug you remove or a feature you add. Amount of karma depending on the bug/feature and maybe an additional voting system for users to push their favourite feature or most annoying bug. Having a lot of karma on such a site may even be interesting for your resume when you apply for a job.
    - sandGorgon 16y ago
      I once sent a mail to Linus Torvalds, requesting him to bless something like this. My justification was that corporates (IBM, Oracle, Redhat) employ kernel hackers in order to get their most wanted features into the kernel. It could very well mean the server/enterprise side of things. But how does the ordinary desktop user vote for their choice of features - maybe even through money ? It would have been nice if he could have backed something like, a StackOverflow for opensource bugs/feature requests with payment integration. Didnt hear back though!
      - ozten 16y ago
        Why don't you build it? Linus didn't as Andy Tanenbaum for permission to improve MINIX, nor Richard Stallman for sponsorship to build the Hurd Kernel... Homey just threw down a tarball...
will_critchlow 16y ago
Maybe there aren't any...? Anyone going to get us going with a bug you'd like to see fixed in an open source project?
someone_here 16y ago
There aren't actually a lot of open source bugs that bother me that anyone here can fix. If you go on Launchpad, for instance, you'll see that the majority of important bugs relate to hardware compatability, Flash, and WiFi firmware. [1] However, if we can call features a bug, I would really like some better graphical frameworks for HTML5 a-la Flixel or Flashpunk for Flash. As a game developer, I would love this, even if it's simple or bare bones, as it would send me in the right direction and show me some best practices. [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=&orderby=-heat https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=&#3...
- will_critchlow 16y ago
  I'm running through digging out a plan of action - this was the 2nd in the list at the chosen moment in time. I don't know what specific action we could take with the HTML5 idea within the budget - do you have any ideas?
d3b14n 16y ago
Help to debug and release Debian Squeeze :)
- utoku 16y ago
  so your list is http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/testing.html http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/testing.html ? That's about 270 bugs at the moment.
  - d3b14n 16y ago
    So there's plenty of room to choose, isn't? ;)
tvon 16y ago
Here's one I filed 5 years ago: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/24280 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/24280 Short version: any theme installed by the user (to ~/.themes) will not be picked up when running admin apps (because they're run as root and thus look in /root/.themes, but it's a UX issue all the same).
- someone_here 16y ago
  An interesting bug. It could be blamed on any number of pieces along the way, and it can be fixed in any number of ways as well.
- will_critchlow 16y ago
  Thanks for this idea - this was 3rd in the list at the specified time. It looks like it's possible we will get to this one - but it seems like it is somewhat tricky (since it's been around for ~5 years). Any devs out there familiar with this part of the system who might be able to contribute a fix / idea (given budget!)?
corin_ 16y ago
http://bugs.php.net/52435 http://bugs.php.net/52435
- cont4gious 16y ago
  not only is that filed in the wrong place, but by someone clearly not understanding _what_ they're filing. you can't fix stupid.
  - corin_ 16y ago
    I did link to it as a joke, I wasn't genuinely hoping someone would think "let's fix that bug"...
TamDenholm 16y ago
This isnt an open source bug as such but ive recently noticed that the web version of rastorbator is down[1] and would like to see it up again or if someone could provide a mirror. I know there is an open source version of it[2] but i'd still like to see a web version up somewhere. [1] http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ [2] http://code.google.com/p/rasterbator-ng/ http://code.google.com/p/rasterbator-ng/
sandGorgon 16y ago
- Integrate RDP 6.0 (Vista and up) support into rdesktop. It is the one thing keeping a lot of us from using Linux exclusively (http://goo.gl/1pm8 http://goo.gl/1pm8) This ties in with the Federal Information Processing Standards (http://goo.gl/RKUD http://goo.gl/RKUD) which will make rdesktop useless for U.S. government mandated connectivity requirements. - Fix suspend/resume on Linux or work towards integrating TuxOnIce/Suspend2 in the mainline. At the very least, improve DSDT debugging tools, so that non-geeks can help developers identify why suspend is not working on their desktops. http://goo.gl/oUzF http://goo.gl/oUzF - Create a SVGALIB backend to Plymouth, so that nvidia/ATI cards dont have shitty bootsplash (http://goo.gl/1D52 http://goo.gl/1D52) - Fix SIL-Graphite support in Pango so that Asiatic fonts (using smartfonts) are better supported. - Fix upstart scripts for postgresql, php-cgi and a zillion other services (migrate them from the old style - it really messes up having them in different places.) - And of course, the long running IPV6 slowdown bug (http://goo.gl/y0SN http://goo.gl/y0SN)
bokchoi 16y ago
Here's an annoying Gnome Panel bug that's been open for years: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44082 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/4... https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341441 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341441 Changing the resolution of the display (ie., dock/undock laptop) causes the panel icons to shift around. The bug is marked fixed, but it isn't.
- someone_here 16y ago
  The issue is the way that the position of the icons is set by the user. By default, gnome sets the left-most icons to negative numbers as a position, and the right-most icons to some very high numbers. When a user clicks and drags their own applets to the panel, they are considered absolute positions and set their position in pixels. The fix would involve an overhaul of the interface used to add icons to the panel, and it would not fix any existing panel configurations. It would also require at least some sort of an extra step of understanding for the user (Do you mean left justified, right justified, or absolutly positioned?) and some interesting Gnome-panel rendering hacks. This is a lot of work for something that doesn't affect a lot of users, as most users do not customize their panels, and of those that do probably are not changing their resolution often. If someone who wanted to work on user interface hacking worked on other parts, such as improving file system access, preferences configuration, or even login screens, it would be more appreciated by more users.
  - joe_the_user 16y ago
    This is exactly the kind of "reply" that seems to keep the open desktop crappy. Sure, it takes work and testing to get a UI into a condition that seems, to the end-user, to just work BUT that kind of work, each in the small end-cases that only come up ocassionally, is needed. Sure "that doesn't affect a lot of users...".. yeah it will continue to "not effect a lot of users"* as long your usability sucks and not one uses the thing... An app or desktop or whatever needs to fully implement the features it claims to have. And it is often true that the last yard turns out to cost as much as the rest put together. Yes but the last yard is necessary. I can understand if it won't get done 'cause there's not enough time or money. But the attitude that it shouldn't get done 'cause "that doesn't affect a lot of users" makes my blood boil. Sorry, I'm sure people put lots of effort into this stuff but I just have to get this off my chest.
joe_the_user 16y ago
Proposal 1: There are two XML files that keep track of recently used documents. Gnome panels only looks at one - it's the one that Open Office doesn't use. Makes "recently used documents" crap. Fix that. I could probably do that in a week if I knew $1000 was there (out of a project I'm doing, I've learned a fair amount about the Linux desktop, I program c++ and I am available - reply here). But this is the "100 paper cuts" thing. I use and curse Gnome daily. I could list ten more if I had any belief there'd be action. $1000 is a week's worth of action if you sell yourself really cheap. Rant 1: If you look at a given "bug list" for any large project you'll find a dozen problems posted where the reply is a very curt "will-not-fix/not-a-bug/your-configuration-is-wrong". It feels generally snarky and unwelcoming, especially when I'm searching for a solution to the same bug. If someone could figure out protocol that would make bug-reporters feel more welcome, it would really help the process. As developer, I know that, in fact, a lot of things people see really aren't bugs but expected behavior/configuration problems. BUT!, BUT... you have to create an atmosphere of involvement if you want people involved. Proposal/Rant 2: The format for menus in Gnome is the convoluted piece of trash that anyone ever foolish - how freedesktop could possibly publish it as a "standard" is beyond me. It needs to be junked and replaced with a simple approach. (And suspect this format is why panels has notable, annoying delay to be displayed even on modern hardware that should show stuff instantly). Proposal/Rant 2: Scribus has a zillion bugs I'd love to see fixed. I have a private list I keep out of frustration. I won't bother pasting it here unless I see more interest. It's more likely that Inkscape will become a viable DTP project through supporting multiple pages than that Scribus will ever stop being a piece of total garbage - because it's really hard fix large, poorly coded project. Yes, I've used Scribus, a lot sadly.
- will_critchlow 16y ago
  Hey Joe. Yours was the top-rated comment at the deadline so I'm trying to pull out a plan for what we fix, in what order. The "recently used documents" seems like the most specific bug / fix that we might be able to get done first. However, am I right in thinking that what you are seeking is essentially this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/66933 https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/66933 If so, it looks like it has been fixed (or am I misreading the bug)?
modality 16y ago
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90268 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90268 The long and short: changing the CSS of a parent element of a flash movie causes the flash movie to reload.
nwmcsween 16y ago
Extend compcache http://code.google.com/p/compcache/ http://code.google.com/p/compcache/ to cache disk reads/writes to a block device (SSD), use LRU or ARC. Look at cleancache (2.6.37) and integrate from there. This will allow for compressed ARC/LRU based caching similar to zfs's l2arc.
- tropin 16y ago
  Do you know if compcache has finally been integrated in the kernel?
exs 16y ago
When resizing a gnome-terminal window, refresh/rewrap text. This is how Terminal.app under Mac OS X works, and I'd love to see this feature on Linux. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336238 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336238
HaskellElephant 16y ago
My top 4 list of GNOME/freedesktop bugs is as follows: 4. nm-applet crashes a lot! 3. Often, elevating privleges (sudo and the like), runs the program as root, meaning that any files it makes belong to root, and the home folder isn't used but the root folder. 2. If several users are on, only one of them will be able to run nm-applet. 1.Keyrings, aka. can a design be a bug?

binarysoul 16y ago

the article links back to the hacker news submission, billing it as a "list of bugs." I don't get it.

dinedal 16y ago
He's outsourcing the bug submission / voting to HN.
will_critchlow 16y ago
I was hoping people could list bugs here to allow the community to vote on the ones that should be fixed first... Seemed an easy place to have the voting happen. We need someone to get the ball rolling!
- dinedal 16y ago
  Maybe you could post a few bugs you think are a good idea to seed the discussion?
  - will_critchlow 16y ago
    This is the kind of thing that has hit us / hurt us in the past: http://bugs.php.net/44251 http://bugs.php.net/44251 It's now fixed, but that is the kind of thing we're looking for. I'm not a developer - I'm a business guy primarily - so I'm unlikely to be the best person to pick out things that typically hold up developers.
- metachris 16y ago
  Not an uninteresting idea, but the $1k is just a tiny amount of money, eg. just 10x $100. It would be really interesting to have a (long-lasting) service around raising funds for open-source contributions and bugfixes and connecting users and developers. This could even look like a kind of reverse-kickstarter, where a number of people contribute money to a specific goal and only then find a developer/designer/... via the service. As a sidenote: I always am a bit skeptical when i see links to a HN thread propagated in posts, primarily because it may bring too many new people here in particular if the post gets picked up by major news outlets. Nothing wrong with new users, but I think anyone interested in HN related topics learns of this site sooner or later anyway. The rate of submissions/changes on the front page has increased a lot during the last year and I'm a bit afraid where that will lead to (unless PG starts updating / trying a couple of things with HN, such as thresholds, categories, etc).
  - will_critchlow 16y ago
    Good feedback Chris. Thanks (and sorry if I bring too many newbies into the gene pool). You're right - in many ways $1k is tiny, but I was hoping that there would be a bunch of annoying bugs / bugs in boring areas that cause people headaches that (other) people could fix in ~1 hour or so. If others wanted to chip money into the pot, I'd happily give it a shot at administrating it for a bit and see if it gets traction. So far, we aren't seeing bugs submitted that would cost > $1k to fix either - if we do, perhaps we can persuade some people to chip in to help meet the cost...?
    - PilotPirx 16y ago
      Maybe you don't need money. Could be enough to set up a website with accounts and a system that gives you "karma" for each bug you remove or a feature you add. Amount of karma depending on the bug/feature and maybe an additional voting system for users to push their favourite feature or most annoying bug. Having a lot of karma on such a site may even be interesting for your resume when you apply for a job.
  - sandGorgon 16y ago
    I once sent a mail to Linus Torvalds, requesting him to bless something like this. My justification was that corporates (IBM, Oracle, Redhat) employ kernel hackers in order to get their most wanted features into the kernel. It could very well mean the server/enterprise side of things. But how does the ordinary desktop user vote for their choice of features - maybe even through money ? It would have been nice if he could have backed something like, a StackOverflow for opensource bugs/feature requests with payment integration. Didnt hear back though!
    - ozten 16y ago
      Why don't you build it? Linus didn't as Andy Tanenbaum for permission to improve MINIX, nor Richard Stallman for sponsorship to build the Hurd Kernel... Homey just threw down a tarball...

will_critchlow 16y ago

Maybe there aren't any...? Anyone going to get us going with a bug you'd like to see fixed in an open source project?

someone_here 16y ago

There aren't actually a lot of open source bugs that bother me that anyone here can fix. If you go on Launchpad, for instance, you'll see that the majority of important bugs relate to hardware compatability, Flash, and WiFi firmware. [1] However, if we can call features a bug, I would really like some better graphical frameworks for HTML5 a-la Flixel or Flashpunk for Flash. As a game developer, I would love this, even if it's simple or bare bones, as it would send me in the right direction and show me some best practices. [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=&orderby=-heat https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=&#3...

will_critchlow 16y ago
I'm running through digging out a plan of action - this was the 2nd in the list at the chosen moment in time. I don't know what specific action we could take with the HTML5 idea within the budget - do you have any ideas?

d3b14n 16y ago

Help to debug and release Debian Squeeze :)

utoku 16y ago
so your list is http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/testing.html http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/testing.html ? That's about 270 bugs at the moment.
- d3b14n 16y ago
  So there's plenty of room to choose, isn't? ;)

tvon 16y ago

Here's one I filed 5 years ago: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/24280 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/24280 Short version: any theme installed by the user (to ~/.themes) will not be picked up when running admin apps (because they're run as root and thus look in /root/.themes, but it's a UX issue all the same).

someone_here 16y ago
An interesting bug. It could be blamed on any number of pieces along the way, and it can be fixed in any number of ways as well.
will_critchlow 16y ago
Thanks for this idea - this was 3rd in the list at the specified time. It looks like it's possible we will get to this one - but it seems like it is somewhat tricky (since it's been around for ~5 years). Any devs out there familiar with this part of the system who might be able to contribute a fix / idea (given budget!)?

corin_ 16y ago

http://bugs.php.net/52435 http://bugs.php.net/52435

cont4gious 16y ago
not only is that filed in the wrong place, but by someone clearly not understanding _what_ they're filing. you can't fix stupid.
- corin_ 16y ago
  I did link to it as a joke, I wasn't genuinely hoping someone would think "let's fix that bug"...

TamDenholm 16y ago

This isnt an open source bug as such but ive recently noticed that the web version of rastorbator is down[1] and would like to see it up again or if someone could provide a mirror. I know there is an open source version of it[2] but i'd still like to see a web version up somewhere. [1] http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ [2] http://code.google.com/p/rasterbator-ng/ http://code.google.com/p/rasterbator-ng/

sandGorgon 16y ago

- Integrate RDP 6.0 (Vista and up) support into rdesktop. It is the one thing keeping a lot of us from using Linux exclusively (http://goo.gl/1pm8 http://goo.gl/1pm8) This ties in with the Federal Information Processing Standards (http://goo.gl/RKUD http://goo.gl/RKUD) which will make rdesktop useless for U.S. government mandated connectivity requirements. - Fix suspend/resume on Linux or work towards integrating TuxOnIce/Suspend2 in the mainline. At the very least, improve DSDT debugging tools, so that non-geeks can help developers identify why suspend is not working on their desktops. http://goo.gl/oUzF http://goo.gl/oUzF - Create a SVGALIB backend to Plymouth, so that nvidia/ATI cards dont have shitty bootsplash (http://goo.gl/1D52 http://goo.gl/1D52) - Fix SIL-Graphite support in Pango so that Asiatic fonts (using smartfonts) are better supported. - Fix upstart scripts for postgresql, php-cgi and a zillion other services (migrate them from the old style - it really messes up having them in different places.) - And of course, the long running IPV6 slowdown bug (http://goo.gl/y0SN http://goo.gl/y0SN)

bokchoi 16y ago

Here's an annoying Gnome Panel bug that's been open for years: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44082 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/4... https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341441 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341441 Changing the resolution of the display (ie., dock/undock laptop) causes the panel icons to shift around. The bug is marked fixed, but it isn't.

someone_here 16y ago
The issue is the way that the position of the icons is set by the user. By default, gnome sets the left-most icons to negative numbers as a position, and the right-most icons to some very high numbers. When a user clicks and drags their own applets to the panel, they are considered absolute positions and set their position in pixels. The fix would involve an overhaul of the interface used to add icons to the panel, and it would not fix any existing panel configurations. It would also require at least some sort of an extra step of understanding for the user (Do you mean left justified, right justified, or absolutly positioned?) and some interesting Gnome-panel rendering hacks. This is a lot of work for something that doesn't affect a lot of users, as most users do not customize their panels, and of those that do probably are not changing their resolution often. If someone who wanted to work on user interface hacking worked on other parts, such as improving file system access, preferences configuration, or even login screens, it would be more appreciated by more users.
- joe_the_user 16y ago
  This is exactly the kind of "reply" that seems to keep the open desktop crappy. Sure, it takes work and testing to get a UI into a condition that seems, to the end-user, to just work BUT that kind of work, each in the small end-cases that only come up ocassionally, is needed. Sure "that doesn't affect a lot of users...".. yeah it will continue to "not effect a lot of users"* as long your usability sucks and not one uses the thing... An app or desktop or whatever needs to fully implement the features it claims to have. And it is often true that the last yard turns out to cost as much as the rest put together. Yes but the last yard is necessary. I can understand if it won't get done 'cause there's not enough time or money. But the attitude that it shouldn't get done 'cause "that doesn't affect a lot of users" makes my blood boil. Sorry, I'm sure people put lots of effort into this stuff but I just have to get this off my chest.

joe_the_user 16y ago

Proposal 1: There are two XML files that keep track of recently used documents. Gnome panels only looks at one - it's the one that Open Office doesn't use. Makes "recently used documents" crap. Fix that. I could probably do that in a week if I knew $1000 was there (out of a project I'm doing, I've learned a fair amount about the Linux desktop, I program c++ and I am available - reply here). But this is the "100 paper cuts" thing. I use and curse Gnome daily. I could list ten more if I had any belief there'd be action. $1000 is a week's worth of action if you sell yourself really cheap. Rant 1: If you look at a given "bug list" for any large project you'll find a dozen problems posted where the reply is a very curt "will-not-fix/not-a-bug/your-configuration-is-wrong". It feels generally snarky and unwelcoming, especially when I'm searching for a solution to the same bug. If someone could figure out protocol that would make bug-reporters feel more welcome, it would really help the process. As developer, I know that, in fact, a lot of things people see really aren't bugs but expected behavior/configuration problems. BUT!, BUT... you have to create an atmosphere of involvement if you want people involved. Proposal/Rant 2: The format for menus in Gnome is the convoluted piece of trash that anyone ever foolish - how freedesktop could possibly publish it as a "standard" is beyond me. It needs to be junked and replaced with a simple approach. (And suspect this format is why panels has notable, annoying delay to be displayed even on modern hardware that should show stuff instantly). Proposal/Rant 2: Scribus has a zillion bugs I'd love to see fixed. I have a private list I keep out of frustration. I won't bother pasting it here unless I see more interest. It's more likely that Inkscape will become a viable DTP project through supporting multiple pages than that Scribus will ever stop being a piece of total garbage - because it's really hard fix large, poorly coded project. Yes, I've used Scribus, a lot sadly.

will_critchlow 16y ago
Hey Joe. Yours was the top-rated comment at the deadline so I'm trying to pull out a plan for what we fix, in what order. The "recently used documents" seems like the most specific bug / fix that we might be able to get done first. However, am I right in thinking that what you are seeking is essentially this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/66933 https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/66933 If so, it looks like it has been fixed (or am I misreading the bug)?

modality 16y ago

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90268 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90268 The long and short: changing the CSS of a parent element of a flash movie causes the flash movie to reload.

nwmcsween 16y ago

Extend compcache http://code.google.com/p/compcache/ http://code.google.com/p/compcache/ to cache disk reads/writes to a block device (SSD), use LRU or ARC. Look at cleancache (2.6.37) and integrate from there. This will allow for compressed ARC/LRU based caching similar to zfs's l2arc.

tropin 16y ago
Do you know if compcache has finally been integrated in the kernel?

exs 16y ago

When resizing a gnome-terminal window, refresh/rewrap text. This is how Terminal.app under Mac OS X works, and I'd love to see this feature on Linux. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336238 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336238

HaskellElephant 16y ago

My top 4 list of GNOME/freedesktop bugs is as follows: 4. nm-applet crashes a lot! 3. Often, elevating privleges (sudo and the like), runs the program as root, meaning that any files it makes belong to root, and the home folder isn't used but the root folder. 2. If several users are on, only one of them will be able to run nm-applet. 1.Keyrings, aka. can a design be a bug?