X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A84D714B2800 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:28:16 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 74662-03 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 21:28:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DEAC14B2824 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:28:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7BLSBfw018941; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:28:12 -0400 (EDT) To: Robert Treat Cc: pgsql-www@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Wrong version number on bug form (again) (still) In-reply-to: <1092258483.8615.2570.camel@camel> References: <15581.1092250509@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1092258483.8615.2570.camel@camel> Comments: In-reply-to Robert Treat message dated "11 Aug 2004 17:08:03 -0400" Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:28:11 -0400 Message-ID: <18940.1092259691@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200408/85 X-Sequence-Number: 4860 Robert Treat 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