On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Ted Dunning <tdunn...@maprtech.com> wrote: > Is it reasonable to answer a question of the form "Is HDFS-xxx fixed?" with > "Fixed in CDH, followups off-list"? > > That seems to be important information for not just the original poster but > others who may have the same problem. > > What is the consensus on that? >
IMO, an answer that was just "Fixed in CDH, followups off-list" would be deserving of a yellow card. IMO, if the answer was 'No but it is fixed in CDH...', that might be sufficient (You've answered the question first and then diverted the user). If the 'No' and the '.. it is fixed...' clauses were further separated by say a slap for asking such a silly question on the list when the issue holds the answer or by adding some news on the state HDFS-xxx perhaps not yet in the issue, that'd make the mention of the commercial go down the easier. St.Ack
