From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15687 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2004 17:41:59 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 27 Jul 2004 17:41:59 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BpVxe-0003bb-4P for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:41:58 +0000 Received: (qmail 17686 invoked by uid 89); 27 Jul 2004 17:41:57 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 15789 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2004 17:41:57 +0000 Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:39:52 -0400 From: Peter Johanson To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <20040727173952.GC13649@gonzo.stern.nyu.edu> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org References: <200407271254.50020.absinthe@gentoo.org> <20040727180443.4db0015c@snowdrop.home> <200407271327.29517.absinthe@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200407271327.29517.absinthe@gentoo.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Bug voting X-Archives-Salt: 99abd2e0-a8fd-46ea-b4e2-b27447c0ac07 X-Archives-Hash: 515d011b9d049a422637d14d88443994 --TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 01:27:29PM -0400, Dylan Carlson wrote: > On Tuesday 27 July 2004 1:04 pm, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > Well, given that most of our users don't seem to be able to get the > > priority field straight ("Waah! There's a tiny typo in an einfo > > statement! BLOCKER!"), I'd be kind of sceptical about an easily rigged > > popularity contest. I suspect we'd just end up seeing thousands of votes > > for "add more pictures to bootsplash" and "add this horribly broken > > kernel patch to g-d-s"... >=20 > That's a grim assessment. In any case, it doesn't matter how someone=20 > spends their votes. If many people spend votes for bootsplash, and=20 > bootsplash enhancements end up being a priority, then I would hope we=20 > would respond by incorporating them with the same priority as our own=20 > personal wishlists. I think the point (once you learn to decode ciaranm's acidic comments) is that this voting may result in a group of overly zealous users skewing things away from realistic priorities. We might see a bug about reiser4 support in g-d-s get pumped up to the top of the list, where a bug about fixing a major but subtle flaw in base-layout might not get any attention. (just an example (one that ciaranm will i'm sure enjoy)) None the less, i think enabling it warrants consideration. -pete >=20 > In any case, a bug has been created. > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D58568 >=20 > Cheers, > Dylan Carlson [absinthe@gentoo.org] > Public Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=3Dget&search=3D0x708E1= 65F >=20 > -- > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list >=20 --=20 Peter Johanson Key ID =3D 0x6EFA3917 Key fingerprint =3D A90A 2518 57B1 9D20 9B71 A2FF 8649 439B 6EFA 3917 --TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBpNohklDm276ORcRAoaAAKDlNoCF729JPCXSwT4yhe6g1VDuVQCfSyCt RxDiafKx6b1OgqpHb/hKKfE= =P8ap -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg--