True enough. Maybe I didn't read far enough back in the thread. Was the suggestion for the UT to set up its own bug tracking facility, even though Microsoft has made it clear it will not replace or even supplement MS's internal bug tracking process? That would seem to have limited value if there is no linkage to bug fixes or official bug status. It might even be counterproductive if people just post bugs here and think that means Microsoft will see them. Ken makes it clear he would not guarantee that.


>>What you and others are suggesting is a Linux-like approach which shifts product maintenance and support from a vendor to the user community, at least to an extent. Regardless of whether that's a good idea or not, it is clear from Ken's replies that it is not something Microsoft is interested in doing. They like the bug tracking process they already have in place. To continue to belabor the point is really just tilting at windmills. Microsoft owns the product and they get to make the rules.
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>Yes, but Microsoft doesn't own the Universal Thread.