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Evolution Bug-Hunt!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-cuz-ya-can't-code-doesn't-mean-ya-can't-help dept.

Matt Beale writes "Ximian is slated to release Evolution (a mail client for Gnome/Linux) by October 1st. In preperation, they are offering awards for finding bugs in Evolution! A important open project to participate in, AND i can win a palm VII, sweet!" My bug was that it kept crashing ;) October release is ambitious but very cool.

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  1. here's a bug by Greylin · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    it *bugs* me that you have to download all sorts of extra libraries just to get the fscking thing to work...why can't it just be one download and install with the favorite package mode of your choice -- ./config|make|make install, rpm, or dpkg?

    I think I'll stick with sylpheed...

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  2. I have a bug for you, Mr. Taco by daemonc · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What really bugs me is CmdrTaco, promoting stupidity on Slashdot by making dumbass comments like, "I have a bug, it keeps crashing."

    Mr. Taco, by now you have surely been bitch-slapped by enough people who do real work on free software projects to know that that is a pathetic excuse for a bug. When whiny leeches like yourself submit bugs like that, the developers might ponder it for about .5 seconds before hitting the delete key.

    What version were you using? On what operating system? What exactly were you doing when it crashed? Can you reproduce it? What are the steps that trigger the crash?

    Or do you not really care about contributing? Perhaps you are too busy leading your army of trolls in insulting the efforts of those how spend their time creating software that everyone can freely use.

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  3. Right on man! by metalhed77 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    i'm 100% behind u on that, i'm sick of malda constantly promoting KDE. KMail sux!

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