From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 27 18:12:09 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8FA31065670 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:12:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanegomi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f175.google.com (mail-qy0-f175.google.com [209.85.216.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73AC58FC16 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:12:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk4 with SMTP id 4so1118779qyk.13 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=lN7cCHXqvkAbArUUnTcfxXiVds6TaAHkffnayZESLj0=; b=faM6MNE7dU2GWRd/vkSd4pQBpT7ACzeUeeLafc+s4YF5mcsxwA5FetRdSBMCb3PgAN boJ3YWZhrxjiNvg96VhUTrCkRsFSOQGwAv3zpk3bZ14/XIMW2NrN8eToa1QDsAwVlZ67 p3/c94rwoIxSA6fNvEg7KijmKJOzDupZxcdRM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.66.215 with SMTP id o23mr3505123qci.17.1314468728380; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.19.131 with HTTP; Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1314468512.87152.YahooMailClassic@web113511.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <175270279.98941.1313793515391.JavaMail.root@erie.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1314468512.87152.YahooMailClassic@web113511.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:08 -0700 Message-ID: From: Garrett Cooper To: giffunip@tutopia.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How about finally replacing GNATS? (was Re: FreeBSD problems and preliminary ways to solve) X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:12:09 -0000 On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > Hmm... > > I will admit quite frankly that the difference is not huge, > and perhaps that's the reason why it hasn't been done > before, but our bug reporting system is quite outdated. > It works for most needs but I think the only reason > we are stuck with it is because we can still file bugs > from a console. > > I know this is not the first time someone brings the > subject, we even have a Wiki page about it: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/Bugzilla > > I do find Bugzilla a lot more useful than GNATS: I > particularly like that it is possible to obsolete > attachments. Requiring an id serves to control the spam > a bit and develops some level of compromise with the > project. > > In other projects (notably the Apache Foundation) > JIRA is also gaining popularity. These newer bug > tracking systems are very versatile and integrate > with SVN. > > While here, some people have requested opengrok in > the past. > > Just something to think, but delaying these changes > too much rarely proves beneficial for the Project. There's also Trac as well, which has limited integration with some VCEs from what I've seen. Thanks, -Garrett