On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 09:11:42PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote: > > I suggest that we can make an HTTP based bug reporting method. > > I think that's a terrible idea. I do not want to constantly check a > website to see if I have new messages. Using an email-based method > means that someone who needs to contact me about the status of a bug can > do so trivially.
I'm not sure the OP was necessarily suggesting an HTTP-*only* system, but that the addition of an HTTP-based system would be valuable. Most of the other ones that F/OSS project use (bugzilla, launchpad) have HTTP and email support, in one direction or another. > Besides the fact that *I* think it's a bad idea, apparently the BTS > administrators do, too: #277744 is marked wontfix. Or at least Don did, 5 years ago. I've often wondered whether that procluded third parties from developing a web-based submission front-end, and pointing e.g. reportbug.debian.net at it. -- Jon Dowland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110522212437.ga11...@deckard.alcopop.org
