Voted!

AOL!

Stuff added as you cant post something less than 10 characters. So I voted for it to.

# 2055 is my pet bug. It's frustrating, yes, because it interferes with the way I want to use my tablet, but more so because it's such a silly failure in the interaction between two core parts of the OS. Ah well, at least timeless has finally confirmed the bug. I no longer have to wonder if it's somehow just me.

maemo Bug Jar #2
A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008.04.24 through 2008.04.30


6 new bugs were opened:

• 3118 - Mail lists digest frequency
• 3119 - Missing documentation on maemo 4.x: libosso
• 3120 - Never contacts STUN server in auto/manual setup, doesn't...
• 3121 - concurrent use of a given plugin in gst-plugins-dsp cause...
• 3122 - The RSS Feed Reader is too basic to use on a daily basis
• 3123 - Patch to kernel to allow DSP framebuffer sharing on N8x0...

2 bugs were confirmed:

• 2896 - Busybox prevents installing full versions of tools packag...
• 3122 - The RSS Feed Reader is too basic to use on a daily basis

6 bugs were closed:

• 2232 - Estimated time remaining is very erratic
• 3015 - doesn't work with Samsung SCH-W320 bluetooth dun
• 3080 - https redirect download.maemo.org doesn't work
• 3083 - lists.maemo.org has an invalid security certificate
• 3098 - Upload ssh public key without linefeed blocks login repos...
• 3120 - Never contacts STUN server in auto/manual setup, doesn't...

Ten biggest open bugs by number of votes:

1. 176 - Support for OGG Vorbis / Theora missing
2. 2878 - Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS
3. 1833 - N800 to PC video calls (+1)
4. 667 - A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profile wanted (-1)
5. 1889 - Add Camera support to Flash plug-in.
6. 1695 - Request tabs be included.
7. 1046 - RFE: Power Management Profiles (AC/Battery, Timed, Enviro...
8. 2639 - Home View needs to have an option to lock widgets into place
9. 368 - USB mode selection on control panel
10. 303 - Clock should allow configurable 12h/24h display (+1)

Ten biggest open bugs by importance*:

1. 2400 - Soft poweroff non-functional
2. 2557 - Keep Sent and Drafts on IMAP server
3. 2526 - Under OS2008 bluetooth headsets and stereo headsets are p...
4. 2940 - oversized partition on N810 internal card from factory
5. 2640 - Can no longer pair bluetooth keyboard after upgrade to OS...
6. 2877 - Incorrect GPS timestamps reported over D-BUS
7. 298 - Hildon specific GTK extensions should default to be disabled
8. 2597 - No stylus keyboard when restoring N810 backup on N800
9. 2667 - Bluetooth DUN not working with Nokia E60 phone
10. 2621 - Finger keyboard does not launch with finger tap

* in select categories: Applications, Browser, Communication, Connectivity, Desktop, Games, Multimedia, System management, and System software


Have a pet bug? Please post about it. (And don't forget to link to it!) You might attract some votes.

maemo Bug Jar #3
A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008.05.01 through 2008.05.07

As of 2008.05.07, maemo Bugzilla contains 3089 bugs, with 1217 of them being open.


18 new bugs were opened:

• 3124 decode format=flowed paragraphs
• 3125 Whitespace in 'desktop' file causes dbus abort in Maemo-L...
• 3126 Upgrade to Glib 2.16
• 3127 *.maemo.org goes to repository.maemo.org
• 3128 News RSS is broken.
• 3129 News items pages don't mention who posted the item.
• 3130 Comment titles include markup and truncate text
• 3131 "Setting UP USB Netwworking" page needs to be updated
• 3132 Busybox 1.6.1 "sort -k" only sorts the first field
• 3133 Enter in save dialog should go "OK"
• 3134 People leaving Nokia with assigned bugs
• 3135 Replies can't use > quoting
• 3136 ICQ should not reconnect when disconnected due to log in ...
• 3137 maemo-scratchbox-install_4.0.1.sh refuses to progress if ...
• 3138 cannot connect to broken APs that do not support RSN desp...
• 3139 Help for Connectivity dialog lists "None--Select connecti...
• 3140 Please allow enhanced keyboards like OPTI, ATOMIK etc.
• 3141 ldd script does not work

5 bugs were confirmed:

• 2070 When application lasts on respond, long ESC keypress coul...
• 2168 API needs destroy functions for user data
• 2662 Missing Timezones/Locations
• 2990 JHbuild maemo.modules is broken
• 3126 Upgrade to Glib 2.16

21 bugs were closed:

• 172 Marbles displays "finished" dialog one level too late
• 173 Marbles disappears if you hit home at the wrong time
• 191 first tap results in click sound at full volume, regardle...
• 238 Icons for new applications are not used until reboot
• 293 Restore resource is wrong in backup application.
• 316 Notes crashes when inserting newline
• 322 The default menu is too long
• 323 The battery charge indicator moves too fast
• 335 Cursor is sometimes cyan when showed as clock
• 337 Poor playback of iTunes encode aac files
• 634 My 21 Hour TestDrive of Opera
• 1655 skyhost hogging cpu after closing skype
• 1760 metalayer-crawler never finishes, loops on symlink
• 2099 Download from Garage fails -- continuous loop of percentage
• 2286 hearts + thumbs down should be available with article head
• 2299 Display news item excerpts not just headlines
• 2356 mailing-lists page is not complete
• 2576 no way to pin extras packages ?
• 2907 Unacceptably slow response times from Maemo website
• 2990 JHbuild maemo.modules is broken
• 3083 lists.maemo.org has an invalid security certificate

Ten biggest open bugs by number of votes:

1. 176 - Support for OGG Vorbis / Theora missing
2. 2878 - Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS
3. 1833 - N800 to PC video calls
4. 667 - A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profile wanted
5. 1889 - Add Camera support to Flash plug-in.
6. 1695 - Request tabs be included.
7. 1046 - RFE: Power Management Profiles (AC/Battery, Timed, Enviro...
8. 2639 - Home View needs to have an option to lock widgets into place
9. 368 - USB mode selection on control panel
10. 303 - Clock should allow configurable 12h/24h display

Ten biggest open bugs by importance*:

1. 2400 Soft poweroff non-functional
2. 2928 SECURITY: running nmap -sS -O -p 1- against your n810 wil...
3. 2926 "Network connection error." upon associating with network
4. 2557 Keep Sent and Drafts on IMAP server
5. 2786 chat application should allow for sending text messages t...
6. 2793 iSync support is missing
7. 2865 store .modest mail cache in to configurable path
8. 2197 af-sb-init.sh could accept parameter --display
9. 2899 List of hardware keyboard layouts is not expandable
10. 2698 Contact image problem locks screen

* in select categories: Applications, Browser, Communication, Connectivity, Desktop, Games, Multimedia, System management, and System software


Have a pet bug? Please post about it. (And don't forget to link to it!) You might attract some votes.

Looking at these bugs, some should be taken with a pinch of salt as the community has developed work arounds or solutions. Perhaps the bugs aren't completely fixed, but they are at least partially there. So looking at this section (Ten biggest open bugs by number of votes

There is a .deb to allow the built-in media player to play OGG Vorbis at least, not sure about Theora. This uses the ARM to do the decoding. There is also a Garage project to build a DSP task to do OGG Vorbis decoding (dsp-tremor), all and any help appreciated.

Therefore, is this still a bug - or is the buginess only that Nokia don't have this working out-of-the-box?

If you were reading maemo-developers yesterday, you will have seen that there appears to be AGPS software for the N810 floating around inside Nokia, so hopefully this will soon be closed.

Well this is now built into BlueZ (and I understand that the latest versions of BlueZ have ARM optimisations to reduce the CPU usage - any ideas which version introduces this?), and there are plenty of HowTos on this forum about how to get this working. There is also a DSP project on Garage (dsp-sbc) for those who might want to help out.

Now this won't work with the internal player yet (though I imagine adding an alsa-sink and editing the conf files should enable it), so is this why it's still a bug, or the fact that it doesn't work out of the box?

And from (Ten biggest open bugs by importance*:

This isn't a big issue; it won't strike again for 4 more years, and by that time hopefully the underlying library which has the leap-year bug will have been moved on. Hopefully this will also be closed in the next release.


I see that there are still bugs against the RSS feed reader (for example), the source for which is now available (http://repository.maemo.org/pool/mae...s-feed-reader/). I would encourage people to look at the bugs and see if there is source now available for the applications in question. If there is source, I'm quite sure the bugs will get fixed more quickly if people submit patches.

#3061 Fun stuff. Not gonna get a 4.1 version because it's "not out yet" . . . yet more reason for Nokia to avoid that bugzilla. :\

Best i can do on diablo is use nitro for app crashes but it's no bugzilla by any standards.

Voted.

Now, I have tangential questions. I asked them previously in another thread, killing it. (We all have our talents.)

What's the etiquette for maemo bugzilla? For instance, I've noticed you, GeneralAntilles, vote for your own submissions. I've not done so, as it feels, well, improper to me. Am I being dunderheaded?

I've not found an etiquette FAQ for maemo Bugzilla. Perhaps I should submit an enhancement request.

Wikipedia has this to say, but this is more applicable to commenting than voting:

Bugzilla is a place to notify developers of bugs and contribute information that would be useful in the fixing of the bugs. It is not a place for advocacy viz. "I REALLY WANT THIS BUG FIXED!"

More directly, bugzilla has an etiquette page, but it doesn't cover voting.

Personally, I'm of the opinion that you should be doing everything you can to help the developers find, prioritize and fix bugs— voting is an effective way to help them do just that (well, when people actually vote on what's important to them :\). This isn't like voting for yourself in a political election where one might submit that you have a conflict of interests, you're indicating to the developers what's important to the community and you're a part of the community.

I vote on the bugs which are either important to me or I believe should have a high priority (like the 24h bug which, while not important to me personally, I believe is an important bug), and, usually, bugs that I submit are important to me so I end up voting on them. That said, I don't vote on all of my bugs.

In summary, vote on what matters to you.