[mb-devel] XML Webservice bug (again)

[Steve Wyles]

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, flabbergasted at gmx.de wrote:

> a while ago I filed a bug about the missing type attribute in the
> releases tag when doing XML queries. See
>
> http://bugs.musicbrainz.org/ticket/2118
>
> But it got assigned and then the owner got deleted and now nothing is
> happening anymore.

Don't worry about it not having an owner, it doesn't mean that it won't 
get looked at.

> So if you're working at it, I'll be patiently waiting. I just want to
> know if there's something wrong with the filed bug or anything else that
> keeps you from working at it.

The development team is currently comprised of unpaid volunteers and as 
the amount of time they can dedicate to the project is variable, they have 
to prioritise the bugs according to severity etc.

You also need to understand a little of the way the developement/bug 
fixing process works.

Generally, unless the bug is critical, such as causing db corruption or 
impacting a large number of users, the fix won't be applied directly to 
the live server. Instead, it will be worked on and incorporated into a 
future server code release.

The time to resolution can be reduced by assisting the development team, 
for instance if you understand the bug and know what is causing it, 
patches are greatly appreciated.

Steve