Le 19 févr. 07 à 23:09 Soir, William Squires a écrit: > Okay, I'm probably crazy here, but... > What if RS changed the bug-fix system as follows: > > 1) Post all the known bugs/issues dealing with the latest release on > their website, along with the 'issue code' (usually 5 or so lowercase > letters).
You are speaking about the feedback ID ;-) > 2) Post a "Vote" button that would link to PayPal (or other payment > processor like ClickBank.) Anyone (namely developers) could vote on > how important they think a bug is by donating - say - $5 USD by > PayPal/ClickBank/etc... to RS. To prevent ballot-stuffing, you could > only vote once per 'issue' per release, and could only donate up to > $5. > 3) But... every time a release occurs and the same bug is still > present, the maximum donation would be increased by $5. So if bug > 'xyzab' occurs in RB2007r1, then the minimum amount (if you just want > a 'vote') is $0, the minimum 'donation vote' would be $5, and the > maximum donation vote would be $5. If the bug 'xyzab' still exists in > RB2007r2, then the donation will be $0/$5/$10 (vote only, donation > min 5, donation max 10). If it occurs again in r3, then the minimum > will still be $5, but the maximum would be $15, and so on. Of course, > there should be a maximum-to-the-maximum so RS doesn't get the funny > idea to let bugs go on forever in order to raise the donation amounts > to huge, outrageous levels! > > Not only would RB users now have the option to vote with their > pocketbook, but the funds could help RS keep their 'team' on board > and make it worth their time to concentrate on bug fixes. > Granted, RS would probably have to tinker with these numbers to > find an optimal amount that most everyone can live with. Well, my opinion is that patience is a great thing. You certainly can send them money (just buy Realbasc ;-)) _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
