Re: Link to bug webpage

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>, Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Link to bug webpage
Date: 2001-08-21 15:13:13
Message-ID: 20010821111111.F21976-100000@mail1.hub.org
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On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > > Yes, but we have to add items that don't come in through the database,
> > > and mark them as done/duplicates if we want it to be useful.
> >
> > Not necessarily. If someone discovers one that's not in the database
> > they'll add it. If it's already fixed it'll get closed out but will
> > still be in the database. It's not intended to be a todo/isdone list
> > or a development history reference. We have a TODO list and CVS for
> > that stuff.
>
> How do you communicate that to people looking at the content? Do you
> put in big letters at the top, "This list is not complete." The fact an
> items is missing from the list (new bug) is just as important as an item
> appearing on the list.

Huh? A list of bugs is only as complete as those submitting to it ... its
no more, or less, complete then a mailing list *shrug*

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