Before switching to GitHub issues, I would like somebody to do an investigation into why Apache Spark isn't using them. They are heavy heavy heavy users of PRs, but don't use issues and I'd like to see if they've already done the leg-work on figuring this out.
Not saying that we need to be like Spark in every way, but it's a community that may have already gone down this path. Mike On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org> wrote: > +1 for a trial... because we shouldn't be afraid to experiment with our > workflows. I also like working on GH, and want to see if it will result in > a valuable change or not for Accumulo, and if it is, I'd like to switch to > it at some point (I like the trial first, because I don't know if there > will be unforeseen problems). > > Additionally, I think that: > GH issue tracker could potentially lower the bar to reporting issues > since many devs use GitHub already. > It would allow integration/exposure via external initiatives, like > Hacktoberfest by using GH labels. > It could improve readability of commit logs by avoiding lengthy links to > JIRA issue numbers. > No need to create an issue for the sole purpose of "checking the box" to > have an issue to mention in the log (since PRs are issues). > It would improve linking between PRs and issues. > Markdown in GH is much more friendly than JIRA's syntax. > Reduced mailing list spam from redundant emails and integration with > JIRA. > JIRA is frequently offline for maintenance. > > Some potential downsides: > Lack of multiple milestones for an issue (there are workarounds) > Lack of batch issue changes > Change in momentum could be confusing to contributors > > I think a trial period could help us understand whether the potential > downsides are worse than the benefits, and whether or not we can develop > workflows that mitigate against those downsides. > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:06 PM Mike Walch <mwa...@apache.org> wrote: > > > I would like to open discussion on moving from Jira to GitHub issues. > > GitHub issues would be enabled for a trial period. After this trial > period, > > the project would either move completely to GitHub issues or keep using > > Jira. Two issue trackers would not be used after trial period. > > >
