Bug fixing and patch merging (was Re: Xfce 4.12 Release date)

[Steve Dodier-Lazaro]

I've cleaned up some of the bugs linked by Chris. See
http://pastebin.com/QRdWwwL5

Please, if you have commit privileges on one of the patches that have been
reviewed, consider applying them and setting some time for a release.

On 8 February 2015 at 17:55, André Miranda <andreldm1989 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 08/02/2015 10:34, Chris Bainbridge wrote:
>
>> +1. There are 300+ patches for open bug reports in the bugtracker:
>> http://goo.gl/sLW8UA
>>
>> Many of the patches have never been reviewed or responded to.. it is
>> obviously discouraging for potential contributors who take the time to
>> create and submit a patch but never get any response.
>>
>> There are also a lot of bugs that get reported but sit in NEW state, many
>> show no sign of ever being reviewed: http://goo.gl/OOwdQ3
>>
>> Could the bug report/patch review handling be improved? Would gerrit or
>> some other patch handling tool help?
>>
>
> I guess it would be a nice moment to put a bounty on those bugs that are
> vital to solve but are nasty and/or time consuming.
> Some sites and blogs out there are talking about Xfce 4.12, so it's a
> great opportunity to attract new collaborators by making the Xfce's
> bountysource page more visible. Maybe a note on Xfce main site should
> suffice for now.
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Steve Dodier-Lazaro
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