Scott Robert Ladd wrote:
1) Bugmasters could be less perfunctory and pejorative in their
comments. Examples have been given.
<De-lurking>
Quoting ESR these days is perhaps not really in vogue, but I've always
found this document to be extremely helpful:
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
Specifically, this section:
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool>
which I think is very applicable both to bug comments as well as the gcc
list and this thread in particular. ;-)
2) A mentoring system could help bring along new GCC developers. I'm not
talking about hand-holding, I'm suggesting that having some place for
people to ask a few questions, one on one, to get over certain
conceptual humps.
Geez, I've seen this happen many a time on the gcc list. Jim Wilson, in
particular, I've noticed does a tremendous job in helping new people out
by pointing them in the right direction (IMHO). Why should something new
be created?
Anyway, I'll go back to lurking now.
Eric
