> > I usually don't have an internet connection, so I could not possibly
> > use the methods you recommend. I cannot communicate with people by
> > IRC. I cannot get information from a web interface.
>
> Er...perhaps you should fix these problems, rather than allowing them
> to limit and damage Emacs and every other project you are involved in.
I don't think Richard perceives it as a problem. After a long thread about
using a bug tracker, we still use a file called FOR-RELEASE; seven months
after 22.1 was released, there has been no bugfix 22.2 release; and after
five and a half years on a branch, Unicode Emacs is still on a branch.
This is how Emacs development works. As they say, you can lead a horse to
water but you can't make it drink.