Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:27:18 -0500 | From | David Ford <> | Subject | Re: RFC: Linux Bug Tracking & Feature Tracking DB |
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> > >The advantage email has over this are too numerous to list, >but they start with the fact that lots of kernel developers are >lazy[*]. 2-3 keypresses to archive a patch for looking at later/merging >are about the level of involvement thats aimed for. >Having to start a browser, go to the bugzilla site, log in, search/browse >for bugs etc.. way too involved. > >Dave. > >[*] In the sense that if life can be made easier, it should be. >
That's a bit of apples and oranges ;)
Starting a browser is equivalent to starting a mail client. In some instances it's the same program.
Hitting 2-3 keypresses to archive an email...how do you manage that archive v.s. it being managed for you w/ bugzilla?
Logging into bugzilla can be automatic, searching for a bug across the archive is in my opinion much more easily done w/ a relational database than grepping several mbox files that collect hundreds of messages a day. Not to mention that comments on each bug are localized to -that- bug. All said and done there are a lot of pros and cons from the newbie v.s. the 'Linus' perspective. I think there is at least one or two irate persons per week here that have been fighting to find a solution to their problem and someone finally speaks up "oh yeah, do this".
It really would be nice to have a reference database -somewhere- where we could find answers or even just suggestions about the myriad of problems related to the kernel and what the kernel touches.
David
[*] RDBMSs do make my life much easier
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