Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:07:01 +0100 From: David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD bug tracking moves from GNATS to Bugzilla Message-ID: <89E5B418-8247-40AB-AB4D-C318F7391027@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <538DE738.1000401@a1poweruser.com> References: <92E4FB10-DDC8-4B3E-9242-4E8494491630@FreeBSD.org> <538DBAEC.5060905@gmail.com> <538DE738.1000401@a1poweruser.com>
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On 3 Jun 2014, at 16:18, Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > This is the first I have seen this GNATS to Bugzilla subject = discussed. Then you have not been paying attention to any discussions for the past = few years. Here, for example, is the Bugmeister team's entry in the = status report from Q1 2013: = http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2013-01-2013-03.html#FreeBSD-Bug= meister-Team > GNATS has been working just fine for many years No it hasn't. It's the most cited reason for people not to report bugs = in FreeBSD and a lot of developers simply refuse to learn an antiquated = system. Compare the number of bugs closed in the last two days (since = Bugzilla went online) to the number in the last year and see. > , why the change to Bugzilla? For the reasons outlined on these wiki pages: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Bugtracking/BugRelocationPlan https://wiki.freebsd.org/Bugzilla > Who makes this kind of change in a vacuum? No one. The Bugmeister team made the change after spending several = *years* consulting with the developer community. > WHO AUTHORIZED THIS???? Core, after discussion with the developer community. > Why was the ports mailing list not included in this before now? Huh? The discussions have taken place at DevSummits, on mailing lists, = on IRC, and so on. Portmgr was involved in the migration process. = They've been summarised in status reports. The one I cited earlier = contains this: > As always, anybody interested in helping out with the PR queue is = welcome to join us in #freebsd-bugbusters on EFnet After many years of calls for help in this, people like Peter and Eitan = actually did the (massive amount of) work required to move us to a = modern bug-tracking system and *now* you choose to get involved, by = screaming abuse at them? =20 David
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