Web Server Bug

David Douthitt ssrat at ticon.net
Mon Jun 18 15:38:22 UTC 2007


Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 20:36 -0500, David Douthitt wrote:
>   
>> Mike McGrath wrote:
>>     
>>> Yes, the code dump is ugly but the accounts system is being completely
>>> re-written so all work to fix the current system has basically been
>>> put on hold, though the complaint you have is a common one. 
>>>       
>> Another thing that comes to mind - I don't know if this is already done,
>> or if the discussion on it has already been thrashed to death - but why
>> not use Subversion and two different branches, one being a development
>> branch and one a stable branch?  Innumerable projects do this already,
>> including FreeBSD, Linux, Samba, and who knows how many more.....
>>     
> Two different branches of what?  The website?
Two branches of the code being used in the web site - "the accounts 
system" for example.  If the complaint is a common one, it would be 
better (I would argue) to fix the problem immediately in one branch of 
the software and let development continue separately.  Doing this fixes 
the problem, reduces support questions, reduces time spent answering the 
same question over and over, and improves the stability and quality of 
the overall product while improving the user experience and perceptions 
at the same time.

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