[Mono-dev] Question on the number of closed vs. open bugs

[Robert Jordan]

On 18.03.2010 18:13, Robert Braun wrote:
> Hi,
>
> At http://mono-project.com/Bugs Mono's bug tracker is linked.
>
> As of today it counts 2572 "open" and 31 "closed" bugs (plus a larger
> number of unclosed "new" bugs and "requests for enhancements").
>
> That ratio is extraordinarily high compared with any other bug trackers
> I've seen.
>
> In fact I'm wondering how a software project is able to survive with
> such a huge number of unfixed bugs.
>
> I'd be grateful for any reasonable explanation or background. Thanks.

According to your E-Mail address, you've most likely read
Heise's [largest German IT news site] article about Mono on
Android and the ongoing trolling about the bug counts.

English: http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mono-for-Android-957628.html

German: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Mono-fuer-Android-957517.html

Trolling: 
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/foren/S-2573-zweitausendfuenfhundertdreiundsiebzig-OFFENE-Bugs/forum-176386/msg-18258879/read/

The thread should answer you question.

Have a nice day.

Robert