Re: Link to bug webpage

> > Can someone point me to a bug that is _not_ on the TODO list? If not,
> > what does a complete bug database do for us except list reported bugs
> > and possible workarounds.
>
> Do you actually expect someone to go thru the 400+ items in the database
> and compare them to the TODO list? Seems to me that's something the
> maintainer of the TODO list would be doing. Can you point me to the form
> that gets something on the TODO list that the average user can use? Can
> you guarantee every bug will end up on the TODO list? Can you point me
> to the place on the TODO list when a user can look at to see if a bug has
> been fixed or even reported?

I was just asking. If I have been missing stuff, I can see more value
to a bug database.

> You're making more of an issue with all of this than there is. The TODO
> list has a purpose, as does CVS, as do the mailing lists, as does the
> regression database, as does the bugs database, as do the interactive
> docs, ...

OK, what value does a bug database have over a TODO list?

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