[Chandler-dev] Re: instructions for dogfooders

[Reid Ellis]

+1 for a "chandler-users" mailing list.

Reid

On Dec 27, 2006, at 22:08, Katie Capps Parlante wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Aha! I didn't understand that you meant a mailing list for dogfooders.
>
> I agree with you that a community of technically skilled users/ 
> dogfooders helping out other users/dogfooders would be a real asset  
> to the project. It is indeed frustrating to have a bug parked at  
> "works for me" when the bug still occurs for the person dogfooding  
> -- I can see how a forum for discussing the bug would be helpful.  
> You bring up a good point that we have a window of a few months to  
> think through the mechanics about how we'll support early adopters.
>
> Anyone else have 2c on whether now is the time to start up such a  
> list, in advance of Preview?
>
> Anything else that would be helpful in establishing such a  
> community? We weren't really ready for that in the past, but  
> Chandler is now stable enough that we can start pushing on that as  
> a goal.
>
> Is "works for me" the right resolution for bugs the developers  
> can't reproduce but we know happen for end users? If not, how  
> should we handle these bugs? (Mail bugs in particular seem prone to  
> this kind of situation).
>
> Cheers,
> Katie