Re: Link to bug webpage - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Link to bug webpage
Date
Msg-id 200108211414.f7LEEY227034@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Link to bug webpage  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Link to bug webpage  (Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>)
Re: Link to bug webpage  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> > Yes, but we have to add items that don't come in through the database,
> > and mark them as done/duplicates if we want it to be useful.
> 
> Not necessarily.  If someone discovers one that's not in the database
> they'll add it.  If it's already fixed it'll get closed out but will
> still be in the database.  It's not intended to be a todo/isdone list
> or a development history reference.  We have a TODO list and CVS for
> that stuff.

How do you communicate that to people looking at the content?  Do you
put in big letters at the top, "This list is not complete."  The fact an
items is missing from the list (new bug) is just as important as an item
appearing on the list.

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