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RE: ANNOUNCE: cygbug - generic bug reporting tool (like Debian reportbug)
- From: "Chris January" <chris at atomice dot net>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:28:09 -0000
- Subject: RE: ANNOUNCE: cygbug - generic bug reporting tool (like Debian reportbug)
> * Tue 2004-03-23 Christopher Faylor
> <cgf-no-personal-reply-please-rDBXBDvO6BXQT0dZR+AlfA <AT>
> public.gmane.org>
> *
> | On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 05:10:03PM +0200, Jari Aalto+mail.linux wrote:
> |
> | >It can be used to deliver messages to upstream developers concerning
> | >cygwin related bugs. It can also be used to send patches to other
> | >Cugwin developer (I just sent one to ssmtp maintainer).
> |
> | "The ssmtp maintainer"? So in other words, you're sending private email
> | to people whom you deem to be the maintainer? That's really counter to
> | policy.
>
> The maintainer information is read from installed *README files. If there
> is some better way, let me know.
I'm not happy with something that e-mails the maintainers directly lest this
be mistaken for policy.
Chris J