Greg: > On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Gerrit Holl wrote: > > More than a week ago, I sent a patch for some scripts in the Tools/ > > directory. > [...] > There is *NO* guaranteed response time. If you believe so, then go rethink > things. [...] While I agree with Greg's reaction mostly (Gerrit was being childish, which maybe is not so unappropriate for a 14-year old =), I do think that the patches mailing list mechanism is only appropriate in the short-term. In the longer term, a database backend with automatic notification of interested parties when something 'happens' to a patch is needed. Distributed INBOX management just doesn't work (witness python-help). That said, I'm not able to contribute to the development of such a database anymore than anyone else currently, so the last thing I want to do is complain about the status quo. I just wanted to point out that Gerrit's complaint, while poorly phrased, is real, and is likely to be felt by others in the future. I know I've felt similar frustration sending things to the Scriptics folks and seeing patches dissapear into a black hole. I've just learned diplomacy over the years =). --david
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