The thing I don't like about using a forum environment for bug reports is the lack of accountability. Or, more specifically, the ease of accountability. I could update threads as I work on issues, but that's time consuming and not easy for anyone else to get a grip on where things stand.
With many thanks to Pete Fats, we've now got a Bugzilla installation being hosted and finally setup at http://bugzilla.vixenlights.com. This buys us a number of things, including, but not limited to, the ability for people to vote on bugs so that the community, collectively, can say where their priorities are. Referring back to accountability, it also lets people see what I'm working on so that there will no longer be a shroud of mystery in that arena. I don't have nearly the time to work on Vixen as I used to, sadly, but I do still work on it.
Macrosill tried to find a bug tracker that would integrate with the forum so that everyone could use their forum account, but the ones that integrate didn't have the features I was looking for. I really wanted the voting feature so I could get some feedback on direction. Bugzilla is tried and tested and very well supported (and has the voting ability). This means that to use it, you do have to create an account.
A few notes...
I'm sorry for my prolonged absence. I think I've moved for the last time for the next twelve months, at least. A lease will ensure that. Like I said earlier, the rest of my life has been encroaching on the part of my life that I enjoy (Vixen), so my free time is getting divided. I really want to be there for you folks and I have no excuses for not being there other than getting really tired at night these days.
Renard/DMX hang issue...I have a working theory as to why this suddenly popped up when 2.0 left beta. Unfortunately, I cannot reproduce it, so it's dang hard to fix. Frank's been kind enough to let me destroy a virtual machine and that did give me some information. I'm going to try to put together a test package to test the theory before the Christmas season is right on top of us. There is a LedTriks change I want to get in at the same time.
I know that I have dozens of messages stacked up over the past month or so. Again, I have no good reasons, just excuses. I'd like to blame it on my advancing years. That, and having a really boring job that actually does put me to sleep during the day sometimes.
I won't pretend to know what's going on these days. What I can do is address the issues as they come into the bug tracker and listen to what the community says with their votes. I'm trying to finagle a couple of things in my personal life, letting them know that I really do need to have more time for this during this time of year, so here's hoping...
Oh, yeah, back to the thread's subject. There's no drop-dead date on when the bug forum will close up. But this serves as notice so that you know that it will be going away so that traffic can start to go to the bug tracker.
Thanks for supporting each other, and thanks to the few people who try to keep me in the loop when something bursts into flames.
With many thanks to Pete Fats, we've now got a Bugzilla installation being hosted and finally setup at http://bugzilla.vixenlights.com. This buys us a number of things, including, but not limited to, the ability for people to vote on bugs so that the community, collectively, can say where their priorities are. Referring back to accountability, it also lets people see what I'm working on so that there will no longer be a shroud of mystery in that arena. I don't have nearly the time to work on Vixen as I used to, sadly, but I do still work on it.
Macrosill tried to find a bug tracker that would integrate with the forum so that everyone could use their forum account, but the ones that integrate didn't have the features I was looking for. I really wanted the voting feature so I could get some feedback on direction. Bugzilla is tried and tested and very well supported (and has the voting ability). This means that to use it, you do have to create an account.
A few notes...
I'm sorry for my prolonged absence. I think I've moved for the last time for the next twelve months, at least. A lease will ensure that. Like I said earlier, the rest of my life has been encroaching on the part of my life that I enjoy (Vixen), so my free time is getting divided. I really want to be there for you folks and I have no excuses for not being there other than getting really tired at night these days.
Renard/DMX hang issue...I have a working theory as to why this suddenly popped up when 2.0 left beta. Unfortunately, I cannot reproduce it, so it's dang hard to fix. Frank's been kind enough to let me destroy a virtual machine and that did give me some information. I'm going to try to put together a test package to test the theory before the Christmas season is right on top of us. There is a LedTriks change I want to get in at the same time.
I know that I have dozens of messages stacked up over the past month or so. Again, I have no good reasons, just excuses. I'd like to blame it on my advancing years. That, and having a really boring job that actually does put me to sleep during the day sometimes.
I won't pretend to know what's going on these days. What I can do is address the issues as they come into the bug tracker and listen to what the community says with their votes. I'm trying to finagle a couple of things in my personal life, letting them know that I really do need to have more time for this during this time of year, so here's hoping...
Oh, yeah, back to the thread's subject. There's no drop-dead date on when the bug forum will close up. But this serves as notice so that you know that it will be going away so that traffic can start to go to the bug tracker.
Thanks for supporting each other, and thanks to the few people who try to keep me in the loop when something bursts into flames.