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Re: Blair, re issue 1455 in v0.27

From: <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: 2003-08-21 16:33:56 CEST

"Files" <files@poetryunlimited.com> writes:

> Blair,
>
> Did you know that your issue #1455
> (http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1455) which you
> reported on 2003-07-31 15:16 PDT is really inapplicable according to
> Michael in issue #1356
> (http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1356) as
> exhorbitantly long processing times for large projects which I
> successfully reported along with a potential fix or an offer to help
> code a fix on 2003-06-13 09:04 PDT, "since this doesn't really have
> anything to do with Subversion proper's usability."
>
> This is a wake up call, IMHO.

Dude, you've simply misunderstood what the 'inapplicable' milestone
means. We use that milestone marker not as an indication of priority
or severity -- it just let's us know that we could ship a perfectly
healthy Subversion product without addressing that issue. It's not
like I closed the issue as "INVALID" or "WONTFIX".

svn_load_dirs.pl is a tool to help folks do certain Subversion tasks
more easily -- it's not a part of "Subversion", per se. Sure, we want
to make sure it runs as fast as possible. But we have to focus on the
core first. If svn_load_dirs.pl is butt-slow because Subversion
itself is butt-slow, well, we fix Subversion and -- score! -- the
secondary issue just falls out of that process.

> P.S. You should be able to report a bug/post a fix w/ an email
> address w/o needing to be fully registered. That just seemed way too
> much effort to just HELP you guys out. I almost didn't do it. If you
> have my return email address, and the stuff I sent you, it's easy to
> check the validity of the posting. For mailing lists, yes, I would
> have to agree. Other than that, it's just one more place w/ a
> password to remember for no good reason other than someone saw fit
> to do so.

Again, you're missing the point. We specifically ask folks to post to
the mailing list with their bugs and *not* file an issue in the
database. Why? Well, it could be that their issue has already been
addressed, and they don't know it. It could be that their issue
raises serious theoretical concerns that we want to hash out on the
list before filing an issue/plan for solving. But mostly, it's just
easier to send an email to our list than to register on tigris.org and
file an issue. You don't have to be registered to email our list.

We *want* folks to help us out. And we *want* to help folks.

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