Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:24:19 -0500 | From | Pete Zaitcev <> | Subject | Re: Dedicated kernel bug database |
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> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:19:03 -0800 > From: Hanna Linder <hannal@us.ibm.com>
> >> Why are bugs automatically assigned to owners? > >> If there was an unassigned category that would make it > >> easy to query. > > > > Query for "NEW" status for a component and do not put anything > > into "owner" fireld. > > If there was a NEW field that would be exactly what I was > asking for. When I do a query the only options I see are: OPEN, > ASSIGNED, RESOLVED, APPROVED, REJECTED, DEFERRED, CLOSED. > Where is the NEW? Is there somewhere else to do queries?
OK, I'm sorry. This is a little different from what we have at bugizlla.redhat.com. I suspect OSDL's OPEN roughly corresponds to NEW. They appear to use Bugzilla which closely resembles the mother of all them at Mozilla.
> >> Also a list of people who arent maintainers but are available to help > >> could be useful for the owners to assign bugs to. > > > > That's putting a cart in front of a horse. Such people have > > to execute a simple Bugzilla to get lists, then select bugs > > which they like. This way the overhead of maintaining such > > lists disappears instantly. > > Im trying to help make it easier for such people to get a list > of bugs to start working on. If it looks like everything already > has an owner it looks like there is nothing to do. Im just trying > to figure out how to use it and hopefully help other people > do the same thing.
I see the point. I would say, having an owner does not mean much. Owner is just a person who makes sure bugs do not get lost. You can work on my bugs if you'd like :)
I understand now that I carry a whole load of misconceptions caused by extensive use of a slighly different process at Red Hat. Perhaps we ought to tap into Mozilla people expirience.
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