+1 for a trial Simply having the issue tracker on a tab next to the Code and PRs is enough for me to switch, regardless of any issue tracking tool features.
On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Nicholas G. Felts <ngfe...@praxiseng.com> wrote: > +1 for a trial > > I'm fairly new. I've been here for less than six months, and Accumulo is > my only experience with open-source development. I'm for consolidating > tools where possible. It's easier to receive feedback on pull requests via > Github, so that's where I've engaged in discussions. For me, Jira has been > a glorified tool for naming branches. > > ________________________________________ > From: Christopher [ctubb...@apache.org] > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 1:12 PM > To: dev@accumulo.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Switch to GitHub issues after trial > > +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. > > >
