Bugs/comments submitted by Peter S. May

Peter S. May isn't a supergenius, but he plays one in real life.

This goes to all who read this: One of the best ways you can contribute to the success of a free and open software project is to (constructively, of course) tell the developers what's wrong with the project and what could be done better. This is something you can do without necessarily being a programmer (or a good programmer); all you need to make a worthwhile bug report is a keen eye, a sense of diplomacy, and the ability to make sure someone else hasn't already said the same thing you have.

Reading and understanding Bugzilla Bug Writing Guidelines will get you acquainted with the process and help prevent angry basement-dwellers from shouting RTFM at you.

2005 June 2

• X.org: Suggestion to improve MakeRootTile() to make averting the ugly hatch pattern background even easier
• Ubuntu: Suggestion on how to make Skype updates available to package manager without violating license. A good follow-up on this would be to find documentation on starting up an apt repository, and then actually contact the Skype people armed with the statement "It's not difficult. If you're willing to consider it, I can direct you to some documentation."