Re: BugCommunicator as a GRUB BTS

[Dr. Tilmann Bubeck]

> When I was a young programmer, I thought code was the most
> important. But I considered what made GRUB so nice, and I realized there
> was a much more important thing, that is to say, a design. How to design
> a software package is a much bigger problem than how to
> implement it.

This is absolutely right.

>
> IMHO, if the design of a software package sucks, it isn't worth
> improving, even if the implementation is elegant, beautiful, simple, and
> smart. Especially when the goal is different from yours, there is no
> point where you can contribute.

Unfortunately, yes.

> That's why I started BugCommunicator. I surveyed some famous projects
> before starting and concluded that no project would satisfy my
> needs. Sicne it is critical for us to have a good BTS, I believe that I
> didn't waste my time.

This sounds very interesting. I will take a deeper look at BugComm.

Till

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