[Compcomm] Bug tracker

[nesl247]

Thanks for reminding me to update bugzilla. I've updated all the
categories. They can be changed, but at least they are up to date now.

On 6/22/07, Kristian Lyngstøl <kristian at bohemians.org> wrote:
> On 6/22/07, Mike Dransfield <mike at blueroot.co.uk> wrote:
> > The problem I have is that bug trackers require an awful
> > lot of work to make them useful.  Please do not take this
> > wrong, but the beryl bug tracker was not much use to
> > anyone.
>
> Nope, it wasn't as useful as it should've been..
>
> > We need to have at least one person who is in charge of
> > new bugs.  They will need to get all the information
> > required and then assign the bug to the correct developer.
>
> As this is already part of Bugzilla, it makes more sense to have
> people be in charge of different components. A few people on the top
> in charge of "everything" also makes sense.
>
> Since you actually get proper mail notification of bugzilla bugs, it's
> easy to have several components, maybe even one for each plugin
> (re-assigning bugs filed under the wrong plugin is a minor issue
> anyway).
>
> > Is anyone up for that responsibility?  We would obviously
> > need someone with technical knowledge.  I think its very
> > good for someone wanting to learn because you get the easy
> > bugs first and you will be able to start by fixing those.
>
> Speaking from experience from the beryl bug tracker, which I tried
> maintaining myself, it is not an easy job for a newcomer to assign
> bugs.
>
> Then he/she at least needs a lot of guidelines. It's true that it's a
> good job to FIX new bugs for newcomers, but for the more obscure bugs,
> it's better to have someone who knows the project well enough to know
> who to assign it to.
>
> > We should outline some basic ground rules for the bug
> > maintainers as well as the developers who are assigned
> > bugs.  That way we can all be clear from the start.
>
> Seconded.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristian
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