On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> Darac Marjal wrote: >> > While a web-based interface may be nice, I think that where debian's bug >> > reporting excels is in the 'reportbug' program. It's not just a program >> > that sends emails to a single address, but it provides a good guide >> > through the bug-reporting process, namely encouraging you to check that >> > the bug is not already raised, checking that the version of the package >> > you're reporting against isn't out of date and also collecting useful >> > information for the developers (changed configuration, usually). >> >> Did you recently fill a bug on a bugzilla-alike bug tracking system? >> >> It does not only allows what you mention but it enhances the reporter >> experience by allowing a higher level of configuration and customization >> on almost any aspect, not only for the UI (bugs alerts are just great). >> >> > Some of that, a web based solution just can't do (as easily). >> >> Ha! Of course it can. > > (shock, surprise) You are saying that filling out a web form in a > browser can run processes on the local host machine and send data to > the internet? No it can't or it would be a severe security > vulnerability. Please list any browser that allows this so that I can > file the appropriately severe security bugs against them. > >> And bugzilla does not tend to crash when writing bug reports >:-) >> >> In fact, I usually avoid using "reportbug" because of its high >> instability (it's annoying having to re-do a full report several >> times...) and finally send the report "manually" -by e-mail- which is not >> a task for newcomers neither encourages people to write bug reports ;-( > > I have never ever seen reportbug crash. Since it is just a python > script I would think that an actual crash would be quite difficult. > > I am hoping you filed a bug report on reportbug crashing! :-) > > Bob >
reportbug hangs at the drop of a hat on my system. and then I have to figure how to file a bug about reportbug. It usually hangs whenever I launch reportbug and click on some other window (thus report bug becoming the inactive window). When I click on reportbug again, it is found to be in hung state. It doesn't respond at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cala9zswx68jcoqzovemu4_qnf3xpjzbminzy4ydxb7yck_x...@mail.gmail.com