Developers of Sympa

[IKEDA Soji <address@concealed>]

In current Sympa codes, Text::LineBreak is used to format system
messages and plain digest messages.  It means that --- orphaned
memory blocks will be accumulated time by time so that non-stopping 
operation will be impossible sooner or later on some busy sites.

Thanks to continuous integration manner by Sympa developers, my
correction may spread as soon as expected.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:46:55 +0100
Guillaume Rousse <address@concealed> wrote:

> Le 25/01/2011 15:15, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) a écrit :
> > On 01/25/2011 03:08 PM, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> >> Le 25/01/2011 14:34, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) a écrit :
> >>> I agree with the minimal version needed approach. However, in this case
> >>> the Perl module in question is apparently buggy (memory leak). If the
> >>> end user really wants this, he can still edit the prerequisites,
> >>> can't he?
> >> Can you ensure all other perl modules sympa is currently depending on
> >> are exempt of similar bugs, and would not require similar change ?
> > 
> > Of course not, but preventing Sympa from using modules with severe known
> > bugs
> > is a good thing IMHO.
> "severe" for  a memory leak is highly subjective, and depend on your
> context. A security issue would be less discussable, for instance.
> 
> >> I'd rather have a note in sympa installation instructions than only
> >> minimal versions are specified, and latest version should be prefered in
> >> all cases, because they usually fix some kind of bugs.
> > 
> > Better make a note how to change the minimal versions :-). People hardly
> > read
> > this kind of notes :-/.
> That's their problem, not yours. I don't know what 'people' do, I only
> know what I do. And I hate having software developers taking such
> decisions behind my back 'just for my own safety'.
> -- 
> BOFH excuse #231:
> 
> We had to turn off that service to comply with the CDA Bill.
> 


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