Hi Sebastian, 2013/6/20 Sebastian Kügler: > Hi Frank, > > On Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:51:58 Frank Reininghaus wrote: >> Moreover, I will from now on: >> >> (a) Close all "Dolphin freezes/crashes/formats my hard drive when >> right-clicking a file" bug reports immediately, unless the bug >> descrition states that the issue persists when all plugins are >> disabled, and > > Just closing such a bugreport will leave the reporter puzzled and dismayed.
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I never close a bug report without providing a detailed explanation. > Why not just ask to reproduce with plugins disabled, then enable plugin for > plugin, and reassign the bug accordingly? I've tried that often enough. Most bug reporters never respond. Therefore, I think it's better to close the report and ask the reporter to reopen if he/she can provide useful information. >> (b) If anything as bad as the Activities issue ever happens again, and >> the plugin developer refuses to respond to bug reports for more than >> one or two weeks, I will prevent that this plugin is loaded in >> Dolphin, and I won't care if anyone says that I shouldn't do it >> because it's an ugly workaround. > > Let's assume we can do better, and not spew threats around on mailing lists. > That's not going to help, and most likely, any new case will be different > enough to warrant at least some communication around it. IMHO, reassignig bug reports and asking for the developer's feedback *is* communication. But if you think that this isn't enough, I can also send a message to a suitable mailing list (if the plugin has one) if I think that the situation is so bad that something must be done urgently. Regards, Frank
