From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Nov 12 5: 9:15 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from sol.cc.u-szeged.hu (sol.cc.u-szeged.hu [160.114.8.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8210137B661 for ; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 05:09:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from petra.hos.u-szeged.hu by sol.cc.u-szeged.hu (8.9.3+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id OAA06561; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 14:07:44 +0100 (MET) Received: from sziszi by petra.hos.u-szeged.hu with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 13uwrI-0006l9-00; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 14:07:44 +0100 Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 14:07:44 +0100 From: Szilveszter Adam To: opentrax@email.com Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/22042: spelling error Message-ID: <20001112140744.A23644@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu> Mail-Followup-To: opentrax@email.com, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org References: <20001112050923.C7123@peorth.iteration.net> <200011121132.DAA04127@spammie.svbug.com> <20001112124429.E1752@canyon.nothing-going-on.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20001112124429.E1752@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>; from nik@freebsd.org on Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 12:44:29PM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 12:44:29PM +0000, Nik Clayton wrote: > On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 03:32:31AM -0800, opentrax@email.com wrote: > > I don't concur. "Seperation of tasks" usually involve > > tasks that don't merit replication. Certainly FreeBSD can > > gain by providing a response that is much more pro-active. I do not agree. Just think about it. The PR system does record every single PR ever sent, even after it is closed. Why? Because people might find it useful later to browse the PR database and see how a problem was resolved (or why it wasn't despite the PR being closed) Now think about your suggestion: The PR system would end up with many entries that only say: Thank you, forwarded! and then are closed. These are worthless as PRs. They just take up space and make maintaining and using the database more difficult. Also, as Nik pointed out, they take up a developler's time just to type this "Thank you!" note to you and send (possibly only forward) your query to the other party. This is not even about people not having time: This is simply not the way things work. If we took it upon us to, say, take PRs for X then soon people like you would ask: "Why can't I just enter a PR about a port and you guys contact the author? It would be soooo proactive!" It surely would be very convenient to you, but the FreeBSD PR system is *not* meant to be your one-stop-shop for all problems related to your use of a computer with FreeBSD on it. (esp since X is not even a base system. And don't argue that it comes on the same CD and can be installed by sysinstall, since all of the ports are the same in this regard, too.) No commercial vendor, even the ones who charge for support contracts, will take and forward bug-reoprts for you. Neither will the grocery store forward your query/complaints to the pharmacy or the hardware store. You will have to do it, by yourself in both cases. This has got nothing to do with FreeBSD being the best OS or not. This is the way things work. You have to address your problems to where they belong. You can ask, where they belong, but after that you have to go there. The only exception to this is rule is public administration in many countries: Even if you file say a form with the wrong agency they will forward it for you. But this is the *only* exception and only so because they are required to do so by law. -- Regards: Szilveszter ADAM Szeged University Szeged Hungary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message