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From: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
To: Robert Treat <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Wrong version number on bug form (again) (still)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:28:11 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <1092258483.8615.2570.camel@camel>
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Robert Treat <[email protected]> writes:
> On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 14:55, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Actually I wonder that we shouldn't get rid of the popup and
>> just make the version a text entry field.

> I am guessing the concern is that this forces people to pick something
> rather than not reporting a version at all. (Note, this isn't an
> objection to the idea, I'm rather ambivalent myself)

That was probably the idea, but there is no guarantee that they'll pick
the right thing anyway.  And if the box doesn't *offer* the right thing
then it's actively hurting the cause.  I think on balance it's a loss.

			regards, tom lane

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