The bug squad is hiring!

dragoran dragoran at feuerpokemon.de
Thu Aug 10 13:08:30 UTC 2006


Denis Leroy wrote:
> Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Introducing the bug squad: Currently there is not much to introduce
>> except for this idea in my head. Last friday I started a thread about
>> collecting and fixing pet peeve bugs, the idea behind this thread was to
>> build a collection of bugs which are high on the annoyance ladder and
>> are fixable by mere mortals. Building such a collection is just the
>> start however, the next step is to build a team of volunteers to tackle
>> these bugs: the bug squad.
>>
>> I myself will be part of the team, and I'm looking for partners in crime
>> to squash all those nasty bugs. So what is expected of a bug squad
>> member? Well the nescesarry skills to hunt down and fix bugs of course
>> and some time to spare and invest, thats about all. And the rewards,
>> well beside enormous fame the biggest reward will be a better distro and
>> a better Linux landscape in general with less bugs and thus more fun.
>>
>> So come on and sign up today!
>
> I'm game! The bug i wanted to fix is the "CD Burning only works as 
> root for a buncha burners", though it requires significant effort...
>
I want this bug to be fixed too (see FC6 and cdbruning thread) but we 
should wait for 2.6.19
(which will allow scsi commands to be enabled for a device from 
userspace), we should try to backport this changes and get them in the 
FC kernel before FC6 is released.
> -denis
>




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