Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:00:03 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> Cc: giffunip@tutopia.com, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How about finally replacing GNATS? (was Re: FreeBSD problems and preliminary ways to solve) Message-ID: <CAF6rxgnbXVHjvL%2BNVCTSUjg25KOpg7amf4Xz_KHDStF1kwYYHQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGH67wSDDX1UgSRrbX9ZbCHYT-VQzLdcCTwBV4298s_T9d7gfQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <175270279.98941.1313793515391.JavaMail.root@erie.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1314468512.87152.YahooMailClassic@web113511.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <CAGH67wSDDX1UgSRrbX9ZbCHYT-VQzLdcCTwBV4298s_T9d7gfQ@mail.gmail.com>
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[removing specific proposals here to make a general comment] I don't think anyone wants to keep GNATS. However most proposals of this type are "lets use bug tracking system X because it has features A, B, C." With every tool change comes a workflow change and we need to be able to deal with that. As a member of the bugbusting team one of the most useful features for me has been the ability to use shell scripts to change bug states. As a port maintainer one of the most useful features has been the ability to use send-pr from the command line _without registration_. As a comitter having my commits automatically posted to the PR was very convenient. I am obviously not the only user and what is important to me might be trivial to other people. If one wants to gain the support of the community, and to have a good proposal we need to work forwards: What are the requirements we are looking for in a bug tracking system? Only then could we look to see what software fulfills this. In order to achieve that goal I am working on two things: a) A wiki page which we could use to describe the features we want *in order of priority* and b) A Google form with a list of features and related issues to act as a survey. The former is quite empty at the moment. The latter will be announced (hopefully) shortly -- Eitan Adler
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