Re: Lilypond and distribution bugtrackers [was: LSR is not at the stable release level]

[Joseph Rushton Wakeling]

On 10/03/2012 10:36 PM, Graham Percival wrote:
> We are not going to sign up bug-lilypond to receive notices
> automatically.  Most reports will not be useful, and they will
> screw up the automatic tools we use to keep track of whether
> reports have been dealt with or not.

It doesn't have to be bug-lilypond if that's problematic.  I just suggest that 
there be _some_ automated tracking of downstream bug reports.

We're maybe unlikely to agree on this, but I just don't see that knowing that a 
problem has been reported is _ever_ unuseful, even if you don't plan on 
following up on that report.

I also don't think that the volume is ever going to be large enough to be 
problematic.  If it _is_, then you have a different problem -- large numbers of 
bug reports that are not getting where they need to.

> If you think those notices are worthwhile, then *you* sign up to
> receive them, and send any good bug reports to bug-lilypond.

If I do this, and they _do_ prove useful, will you reconsider the option of 
automated tracking?