On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:42:00 +1100, Minh Nguyen <nguyenmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Third, in many cases, one can open a new ticket to improve the changes > introduced by a patch from an existing ticket. In such cases, I think > one can suggest this option to the patch author and leave it to them > to either incorporate the changes in the current patch, or to open a > new ticket to implement the change.
To add a small epsilon to Minh's comments: it is fairly common for a reviewer to add a small reviewer patch fixing docstrings or adding some examples, etc. This could be a good alternative to getting frustrated with the author for not making these changes himself. I have often added such a patch, often as a sign of appreciation for the time and effort the author made already; this is especially important when the person has indicated that he doesn't have time to pursue the ticket any further. And please keep in mind that any single word communicated electronically can be interpreted along a large range of meanings, in the absence of other factors such as body language, tone of voice, facial expression; smileys are not always enough to bridge the gap. So, as Minh pointed out, it is *extremely* easy to misinterpret innocent jokes or comments. Best, Alex -- Alex Ghitza -- http://aghitza.org/ Lecturer in Mathematics -- The University of Melbourne -- Australia -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
