Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:08 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: giffunip@tutopia.com Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How about finally replacing GNATS? (was Re: FreeBSD problems and preliminary ways to solve) Message-ID: <CAGH67wSDDX1UgSRrbX9ZbCHYT-VQzLdcCTwBV4298s_T9d7gfQ@mail.gmail.com> 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>
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On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Pedro F. Giffuni <giffunip@tutopia.com> 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 before, but our bug reporting system is quite outdated.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
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