From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue May 9 5:44:30 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from hermes.research.kpn.com (hermes.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D87537B618 for ; Tue, 9 May 2000 05:44:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from K.J.Koster@kpn.com) Received: from l04.research.kpn.com (l04.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.204]) by research.kpn.com (PMDF V5.2-31 #42699) with ESMTP id <01JP7719I10M0000TA@research.kpn.com> for hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 9 May 2000 14:34:51 +0200 Received: by l04.research.kpn.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 09 May 2000 14:34:50 +0100 Content-return: allowed Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 14:34:47 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." Subject: RE: What do people think of maybe using the sourceforge software? To: 'Joe Karthauser' Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E4522026D74A3@l04.research.kpn.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > Well, that depends if sourceforge has more intelligent bug > query methods > > than simple keyword searches. If you can only keyword > search, the current PR > > database might be just as good. If sourceforge will allow > me to search in a > > more intelligent way, it may be worth the effort. > > Can you define "more intelligent"? > No, :-) but I can take another shot at what I'm envisioning. It's the same problem with finding stuff on the Internet. You type a keyword, and the search engine returns everything that's remotely related, sorted on how much their sponsoring was. I know that a lot of research is being put into better and more intelligent search engines for the Internet. For something like a bugs database, it must be much easier to do, because the range of subjects is so much smaller. A kernel in the FreeBSD bugs database is those three-odd megs of code sitting on /, not a plant's seed of some sort. You could have a new interface to the PR database. You type your description, and a search engine coughs up a few (possibly closed) PR's that are related, presenting them to the user with the question: "does one of these match your problem?". If yes, you have one less PR to root around for, and you file his/her e-mail address under "me too". If no, you might even go so far as to say: "why not?", if your engine is sure they must be. That's what some people are already doing manually now: "I file this PR. It's similar to xxx/1000, but not quite, because my foo bars the foobar()." All I'm suggesting is automating this process and making it standard (and simple!) practice. I will admit that my description is vague, but it stems from the deeper feeling that there must be more than this. :-) Kees Jan ============================================== You are only young once, but you can stay immature all your life To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message