In response to posts about the overhead of registering as SourceForge to submit quick doc typo/bug reports, I sent an email to docs AT python.org (== Fred Drake) about submitting via that address instead.
He responded that he really does not want specific action items sent there because such email only goes to him and can get lost or not read for awhile. Tracker reports, on the other hand, give immediate feedback of reception and are immediately readable and possibly acted on by anyone who reviews tracker items. Indeed, fixes sometimes happen within a day or two. On the other hand, he can see that registration could be just enough barrier to stop someone and does not want that either. He knows that the docs 'need more attention and fresh eyes!' So he suggested two possibilities: 1. A DocImprovement wiki. People could optionally sign up for update reports on specific wiki pages. 2. A new SF tracker, only for doc bugs, that would accept anonymous submissions. The other trackers require login because most items need additional feedback from requestors. But reports like "On page x.y.x, 'seperate' should be 'separate'" do not require feedback unless the requestor wants the 'fixed, thank you' comment emailed. As an item reviewer, I prefer the second, but we are both curious as to the preference of potential no-login reporters. Terry J. Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list