Japoco,

Are you suggesting, we should call for a vote before closing such issues?

I am asking because I am currently focused on the oldest reported bugs. You
may see many more similar emails :)


Thanks and Regards
Anil Patel
CEO
HotWax Systems
http://www.hotwaxsystems.com
Cell: + 1 509 398 3120


On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM Jacopo Cappellato <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Anil,
>
> I agree with the proposed direction and with closing this stale ticket.
>
> That said, in general, I would like to see the community become more
> proactive around this kind of “stale feature” situation. In
> particular, it could be valuable to explicitly surface discussions and
> votes when assessing whether rarely used and/or poorly maintained
> features should be kept or retired. This would help us systematically
> decide when to remove functionality from the codebase as part of
> ongoing housekeeping, reducing maintenance cost and improving the
> overall quality and focus of OFBiz.
>
> Thanks,
> Jacopo
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM Anil Patel
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > No responses in 11 days. Taking that as confirmation that the Help system
> > with portlets is not a priority for the community at this time.
> >
> > Closing OFBIZ-3951 as "Won't Fix." Easy to reopen if someone wants to
> take
> > it on.
> >
> > Thanks and Regards
> > Anil Patel
> > CEO
> > HotWax Systems
> > http://www.hotwaxsystems.com
> > Cell: + 1 509 398 3120
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM Anil Patel <[email protected]
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > We'd like to get community input on a long-standing open issue:
> > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-3951
> > >
> > > The issue reports that when a screen uses portlets, the Help system
> > > displays the portlet's internal ID rather than the visible screen
> label,
> > > which is confusing to end users.
> > >
> > > This is a UX concern rather than a functional bug, and the issue has
> had
> > > only one comment in 14 years. The Help system in OFBiz appears to see
> > > limited usage and maintenance activity overall.
> > >
> > > If anyone actively uses the Help system and considers this a real pain
> > > point, or is willing to work on a fix, please speak up. Otherwise we'd
> like
> > > to close this issue and let someone reopen it if interest returns.
> > >
> > > Thanks and Regards
> > > Anil Patel
> > > CEO
> > > HotWax Systems
> > > http://www.hotwaxsystems.com
> > > Cell: + 1 509 398 3120
> > >
>

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