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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:39:08 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> One of the disadvantages is that developers feel bugs are not as
>>> important because they expect that someone *with* the skills will
>>> eventually come along and fix it.
>>
>> Got some data to back up that assertion? Or is that what you've been
>> trying to post and say?
>
> Ah yes...
>
> Why doesn't XXX work properly?
>
> "It's a known bug. Patches welcome."
That doesn't mean the developer is not working on it and hoping someone
else will fix it. It generally means "I know it's a bug and will get
around to fixing it at some point, but there are higher priority things
for me to work on. If you want to submit a patch, though, you're welcome
to do so".
Do that with closed-source software. ;-)
Jim
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