On 24/12/06, GerardM gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Hoi, This is indeed the usual method for people who are also developers. For others it is often a bridge too far.
I'm not in the least bit surprised.
The point is, that having a record on the bug tracker, where all the other damn patches are submitted, helps out with code review, if, god help us, an i18n patch goes nuts and wipes half the enwiki database.
Please drop the whole, "I'm not a developer, why the hell should I co-operate with you" attitude. I daren't actually copy directly out of the email because I don't know if my machine is configured well enough that what I'll paste ends up being Japanese or Wingdings, or a bunch of little squares.
Rob Church