Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Michael G Schwern
It's hateful enough to use a mailing list as your bug tracker, it's not like any good bug tracker doesn't have a mail gateway, but it's extra hateful when they don't accept posts from non-members so I need to sign up to a bunch of mail I don't care one bit about JUST TO REPORT A BUG! I'm

Re: Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Andy Armstrong
On 21 Jan 2008, at 22:57, Michael G Schwern wrote: I'm looking at you, TextMate. Specifically their bundles. Just cos I said hello to you and you thought Christ, that fucker Armstrong gets everywhere :) -- Andy Armstrong, Hexten

Re: Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Tony Bowden
Michael G Schwern wrote: It's hateful enough to use a mailing list as your bug tracker, it's not like any good bug tracker doesn't have a mail gateway, but it's extra hateful when they don't accept posts from non-members so I need to sign up to a bunch of mail I don't care one bit about JUST

Re: Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Philip Newton
On Jan 22, 2008 1:11 AM, Tony Bowden t...@tmtm.com wrote: But a few weeks back I noticed that one of their test cases seemed to have a spurious minus sign in it. After confirming that I was correct in every spreadsheet app I had access to, I decided to be nice and report this to them. But:

Re: Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Tony Bowden
Philip Newton wrote: Ah. This is clearly some novel meaning of open standards process. I think it's a sign that the SCO-style legal-FUD approach is working. They appear to be so scared of anyone ever challenging the provenance of any part of their work that even *talk to them* you need to

Re: Mailing list as bug tracker

2008-01-22 Thread Michael G Schwern
Tony Bowden wrote: Having wasted a significant chunk of last year on so-called open source license wrangling for my erstwhile employer, I can spew software license hate all day with only a half-turn of the winding key... /me turns the key a good three or four times and stands back. -- The