>>>>> "DJD" == Daniel John Debrunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DJD> Satheesh Bandaram wrote:
>> Good writeup. How do we address issue of platform specific failures? I
>> don't have access to SunOS or CYGWIN platforms, so I may not be able to
>> fix problems on those platforms.
DJD> In my opinion that's the itch of anyone who cares about that specific
DJD> platform. If a contributor has done a best effort to write platform
DJD> independent code and the tests pass for them on windows and/or linux
DJD> then I think it's an acceptable contribution.
Having all tests pass is for me a much stronger itch than many itches
for lacking features. It does not seem right to allow people to
scratch their own itches in a way that creates itches for others. If
the amount of work required by others to make a test pass on other
platforms is low, I think it is OK to accept the contribution.
Otherwise, such contributions should be rejected.
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Øystein
