Subj : Squish __ftsc_date bug
To   : Michael Dukelsky
From : Oli
Date : Sun Feb 14 2021 13:14:42

Michael wrote (2021-02-10):

 Ol>> I don't know why it doesn't get fixed. Maybe nobody wants to touch
 Ol>> that part of the code anymore. A project where critical bugs doesn't
 Ol>> get fixed anymore is kind of abandoned.

 MD> So, where is a pull request from you? I don't see it.

I'm not a hpt user and I'm not involved with the projects.

 MD> As to me, I have a different view on what is critical and what is not so
 MD> critical. I have a long list of what should be done in Husky and I pick
 MD> the items from the list according to my idea of which item is more
 MD> important to me. I may also pick a somewhat less important item if it
 MD> requires a little time. And I have my life besides Fidonet, particularly
 MD> I still have a job despite the fact that I am 73 y/o. So I cannot work
 MD> for Fidonet full time, but only when I have some time for it.

I didn't address you directly. Of course you are free to do with hpt / husky whatever you like and label bugs and todos as you wish.

hpt is a software that interacts with the network. When there is a bug that could cause problems in the network, I call that critical. That's my opinion, nothing more. It's an open source project, nobody have to do anything. But if these problems don't get fixed over an extended period of time, I don't think it's wrong to address it and remind people that they are using broken software. If people get annoyed by these reminders, there is an easy solution: fix the bugs that affects the network. Or don't and ignore it. But don't expect that people will not complain.

Btw, hunting down a bug, writing a bug report and testing the fixes is also time consuming.

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