On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:35 PM, David Edelsohn <dje....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Manuel López-Ibáñez > <lopeziba...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I do believe that it is odd that one of the most important >> free-software projects in terms of widespread use, a free-software >> project that has a technical quality comparable and often superior to >> the closed-source counterparts, is still using a bugzilla version that >> reached end-of-life more than 2 years ago. >> >> I didn't feel that was right to ask for volunteers again to do >> something, when there have been volunteers and they have been ignored. >> It is true that frustration does not justify an outburst, specially >> since I am not volunteering anymore. >> >> Your last two sentences are definitely right. I don't have anything >> else new to propose. It is a difficult situation. Good luck. Sorry for >> the noise. > > Manuel, > > As you mention, GCC is one of the most important Free Software > projects. We rely on the infrastructure, like Bugzilla and > Subversion. While we appreciate someone volunteering to upgrade the > infrastructure, that someone needs to be experienced and > knowledgeable. It would not help the project to have a failed > conversion or partial conversion or a lack of future support. The > current infrastructure may be old, but it works and the system > administrators are able to keep it running. > > I do not know what happened in the past with your previous offer. I > am sorry that you are unable to help now. Not only do we need a > volunteer, but we need a volunteer with realistic goals that the > leaders of the project have confidence in and one who shows > perseverance. > > Thanks, David >
Ian had confidence in me. He also liked the proposal I set for how to go about it.
