Re: commiting bug fixes to other peoples packages (was RE: [PEAR-DEV] #25060 [NEW]: Math_Integer/Integer/gmp.php use

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Alexey Borzov wrote: > I do not want to raise too much flames, so will just give a 'classic' example: > http://pear.php.net/package-info.php?package=PHPDoc Hey, you hurt me now ;) > The thing had known bugs for ages, there were fixes for them that never got > applied and yet it was not deprecated in favor of the working solution until > recently. > Unfortunately the original developer lost interest in his packages, and no one > was capable enough to properly support his code. Heh, I tried fixing it, but it was just too messy :) Derick -- "Interpreting what the GPL actually means is a job best left to those that read the future by examining animal entrails." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ International PHP Magazine http://php-mag.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------