> -----Original Message----- > From: Magesh Umasankar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:25 AM > To: Ant Developers List > Subject: Re: [SUBMIT] Refactor & combination of mail tasks > > > From: "Erik Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Agreed... but most of the folks that have > > submitted the patches are already running > > fine with their own custom built version of > > Ant and aren't in a hurry for it to be rolled > > into a nightly build. > > I have seen quite a few e-mails from the > contributors in the not-so-distant-past > which clearly told that they were not > satisifed with our turn around time. Why > would they even contribute when their systems > were already running with their custom > versions?
Also, applying so many patches close to release dates is surely prone to bugs creeping in as patches get only a very short testing period. I know we all get snowed under and the backlog builds up but even if we assume that a 1.5 release isn't going to happen for another month or two, it might be good to purge the backlog now so that the patches get some user testing by the ant-dev communiity. Not a complaint - just a thought, Rob > Anyway, I am not arguing here - I understand > we can get to the patches only upon our own > timeframes... > > > As long as we address the patches prior to a > > release by either applying them or postponing > > them for good reason then we're still doing > > ok, aren't we? > > Cause-Effect: > Fixing a release date and then looking at the > available patches to meet that date is not better > than applying existing patches which push for a > new release. > > > I agree its nice to keep up with them regularly > > if at all possible. Its just not possible for me > > currently to devote that large of a block of time > > for practically anything - I'm able to do quick > > patches and address e-mail support which is important > > to our collective committer mission too. > > Don't get me wrong. I am not imposing on you > in any way. Forgive me, if I gave that impression. > I just made a request because you had been involved > with the code; that is all... And I really really > know the huge amount of time you spend on ant-dev, > ant-user, and jguru, which, frankly, I think you > shouldn't be, lest you burn out :-) > > > > > Erik > > > > Cheers, > Magesh > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
