Revolution 2.8.1: a 240+ bug fixes/improvements! What about the remaining 1879?

[Peter Alcibiades]

Chipp, I think you may be drawing the wrong lesson.  Of course the bug you 
mention is not useful.  The problem is that the database contains it.  That 
tells you something.  Bill's remark, that the database contains lots of stuff 
that is already fixed also tells you something.  Its good news and bad news, 
its good about the bugs.  Its less good about the database.

People have enormous goodwill towards Rev.  They will accept realistic targets 
that are met, even if those targets are less than what they want, and less 
than what the Rev team wants to deliver.  I think part of what Joel is saying 
may be:  pick a quantified realistic goal, communicate it, and stick to it 
and deliver it.  Even if it not what people would have liked, they will like 
this approach to delivering a given quantity of work much better than any 
possible alternative.


Peter

> My point was to show all bugs are not created equal. How do you resolve a
> bug which starts:
>
> "RunRev doesn't work." --user
> "What's the problem." --RR
> "It's broken" -user
> "How can I help?" --RR
> "When I step on the pedal, it doesn't go forward!" -user
> "That's the mouse, and you're not supposed to step on it" -RR
>
> My only thought is I'd rather RR spend their valuable and precious
> bug-resolving resources on bugs which are clearly delineated.