Treat Users With Respect
by Željko Filipin
Yesterday I blogged how TortoiseSVN 1.4.1 Crashes. I could not just click "Send" button at error report window because I have recently reinstalled windows and I did not have default e-mail client configured (I use Gmail only). As a tester, I know a value of error report, so I wanted to send it. Also, I really like TortoiseSVN so I wanted to contribute. Configuring Outlook Express to use Gmail servers took some time, but fortunately I have done it already, so I knew where to find documentation.
I usually send error reports (especially when all I have to do is click a button), but there is usually no response. The exception is Arachno Ruby IDE, but that is another story.
This morning, I was really (pleasantly) surprised when I found this in my inbox (posted with permission):
It's a bug in Subversion when using the neon 0.26.2 library. I'm currently working with the Subversion guys on a fix for this. In the meantime, either deactivate SSPI authentication on the server or downgrade to TSVN 1.4.0. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Stefan
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Please notice the turtle in the signature, I really worked hard to reproduce it as in original, but with limited succes (I used SimpleCode).
Not only did I get the response, but there was also two workarounds for my problem. I do not have access to servers, and I have already downgraded to 1.4.0, but it was nice of him to let me know. Actually, after he gave me permission to post his response, he (once more) apologized for not having a fix "because we lack a test environment with a windows domain". 1.4.0 works fine for me, I upgraded by mistake (that is also another story), so as far as I am concerned, they can take their time. Also, I will surely send them all error reports from now on.
If you treat your users with respect, they will help you make better software.
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