Re: [Xen-devel] [Xen-users] xen forum

[Gordan Bobic <gordan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:49 +0100, George Dunlap 
<George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > I believe both mailing lists are great but there are so may 
> > > > > > > postings
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > many issues get missed. There are some bugs that hand never 
> > > > > > > been
> > > > > > > resolved
> > > > > > > because developers are unaware of it. I just setup forum for 
> > > > > > > xen
> > > > > > > users at
> > > > > > > sam.hebe.us/forums please be free to join
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It would be easier for us if the bug reports and such were 
> > > > > > posted on
> > > > > > xen-devel.
> > > > > > Please consult 
> > > > > > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > doing it.
> > > > >
> > > > >   Surely a bug-tracking system that emails all reports to 
> > > > > xen-devel
> > > > >   automatically would cover the best of both worlds, would it 
> > > > > not?
> > > >
> > > > Not unless developers can reply to the bug by hitting reply in 
> > > > their
> > > > MUA.
> > >
> > > Please drop the forum idea. Xen should use a proper bug tracking
> > > system like Bugzilla (which allows replying to bugs by clicking
> > > "Reply" in MUA).
> > > Take a look at: 
> > > http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/4.0/en/html/api/email_in.html
> >
> > +1
> >
> > Along with a wiki for documentation that is actually kept updated 
> > when
> > features are added/removed/changed and more importantly, that 
> > clearly states
> > if/when obvious features are unexpectedly and conspicuously missing 
> > (e.g.
> > domU config file method of passing multiple USB devices to domU).
> So the thing here is that I don't think any of the active developers
> knew there was that limitation.  As soon as I discovered it, I just
> fixed it (which is why 4.3 will have support for passing multiple USB
> devices in the config file).
>
> If you find other obvious missing features like that, please mention
> them on the list, and/or suggest them in the xen.org uservoice page:
>  http://xenorg.uservoice.com
Somebody mentioned it before. Here's a thread from 2009:
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-users/2009-10/msg00010.html

I think you are further strengthening the case for the list being
too leaky as a method of reporting things like this.

Gordan

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