Re: Re: RFC: 0-day bump requests

Ryan Hill <dirtyepic <at> gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:10:14 -0400
> Jim Ramsay <lack <at> gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> > Here's an interesting solution for those who find it annoying
> > though: Just file your own 0-day bump request in bugzilla. In
> > theory some users would find this and just CC themselves on it.
> > Other users could be shushed with the shame of the DUPLICATE.
> > Everyone wins!
> 
> I try to do this whenever there's some reason why I can't add a
> package right away.
> 
> I also don't see the point of yelling at someone for trying to help in
> whatever way they can, even if that's in the form of a poke when a new
> version is released.

I wonder if a special "Version Bump" template for bugzilla could be a
useful thing to make this easier for both users and devs?

--

-- 
Jim Ramsay
Gentoo Developer (rox/fluxbox/gkrellm)