Re: [hylafax-users] How to get page count for faxcover?

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe wrote:

> However they won't get done because they don't get prioritized because
> they don't have a patch? 


Well, I don't know.  What, exactly, are your expectations in this regard?

There is a loose-knit team of people that work on developing HylaFAX 
software.  I'm one of them, of course.  I can't speak for any of them, 
but I handle bug reports (of all kinds) in this way (in no particular 
order):

1) if the issue is something that affects me or my customers enough to 
warrant my attention, then I work on it

2) if the issue piques my interest, then I work on it

3) if in doing other work I notice a simple solution to the issue, then 
I work on it

4) if in doing other work I realize that a solution to the issue would 
be beneficial to me, then I work on it

5) if the issue is somehow decided to be a "showstopper" for HylaFAX 
releases, then I work on it

... anyway, it's all just a matter of priority.  Even if you're not 
supplying a patch then it's still a good idea to hang the bug report as 
it may trigger a solution.  But if it's not there, then if nobody knows 
about the issue, then nothing can be done about it.

But, it's not like there is a group of programmers sitting in an office 
somewhere anxiously awaiting bug reports so that they can have some work 
to do.  Filing a feature request without a patch is equivalent to 
saying, "Well, if anybody has time, or is interested, here's an 
idea...".  Don't be fooled by this, either.  LOTS and lots of [really 
cool] things have been developed for HylaFAX through this approach.

Lee.


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