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You missed out "create an account in the bug tracker".
by rjsw 7y ago
You missed out "create an account in the bug tracker".
- paulclinger 7y agoI hate creating new accounts as much as the next person (maybe more), but if you can't be bothered with that much work why should I be bothered with fixing the bug? I definitely prefer bug reports in the bug tracker, even though I will still respond to those that have been emailed to me.
- JohnFen 7y agoI'm with you generally, but this... > if you can't be bothered with that much work why should I be bothered with fixing the bug? comes off a bit weird. I don't fix bugs as a favor to any individual. I fix bugs because I want the product to be as good as it can be. In my own projects, when people report bugs to me though methods other than the bug tracker, I just file the bug in the tracker myself so I don't forget.
- paulclinger 7y agoI agree with you; I'm the same way about bugs in my products. Having said that, a bit more time/effort put into a bug report can save quite a bit of time for me in fixing this and increase the chance of success.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoI report bugs as a favor to the developer. Most of the time I never plan to use the fixed software anyway.
- mjevans 7y agoThat right there is the number one thing that might stop me from REPORTING a bug. I also am NOT going to sign up to become a full developer just to submit a patch. Don't make me signing some CLA or other thing. Take my clear note saying the patch is submitted as (your choice of) "Too obvious to copyright", Public Domain or CC0 or some other acceptable very permissive thing.