More community participation in JavaFX

[Michael Paus]

Hi,
I fully agree with what you said with one exception. Via the bug report 
form it is possible to
add any kind of attachments. So this is no problem. The rest is sadly true.
Cheers
Michael


Am 02.02.18 um 18:29 schrieb John Neffenger:
> On 02/01/2018 03:26 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> We are specifically looking to discuss ideas around the following areas:
>>
>> * Easing barriers to contribution (e.g., making JavaFX easier to 
>> build, better documentation, making it easier to test changes)
>
> Thank you for asking. In my case, the barrier was not being able to 
> upload images to a bug report or even add a comment to my own report 
> after creating it.
>
> The specific bugs don't matter. I'm concerned about the process, 
> because I've always ended up contributing to projects by finding some 
> bug and being motivated enough to fix it. Bugs are the hooks that get 
> me involved.
>
> So I spent a couple of months porting JavaFX to an ARM E-Ink device 
> and found three bugs in the process. I lost enthusiasm, though, when I 
> realized I had to get these bug reports:
>
> https://gitlab.com/groups/openjfxepd/-/issues
>
> into here:
>
> https://bugreport.java.com/
>
> One of the reports has five images that illustrate the problem, but I 
> see no way to add those. Worse yet, once I submit the report, my 
> participation ends, and there's no record that I was involved at all.
>
> In other systems, from GNOME to Mozilla to Ubuntu, I can open a bug 
> report directly, upload images, and participate in the discussion 
> until it's closed.
>
> Of course, I will eventually submit those bug reports if they're not 
> already fixed, but it takes just enough extra emotional effort -- 
> giving up credit, control, and participation -- that I haven't.
>
> John