Just to put myself on the line ... For GeoTools the bug tracker is here: - http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT
The initial page shows the current open vs close rate. If you click on "Reports" you can get a "resolution time" report; you will need to sign in first. Jody On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can often export the bug database out into excel for analysis. You > may need to play with the results to focus on problem reporting. > > Why? Often open source projects end up with "wish list" bugs that do > not fall within anyone's funding or mandate. > > Personally I would love to see the difference not between open source > and proprietary software - as I think that sells us short (we are more > amazing than that!). > > The true test would be the track record for paying customers - getting > a bug fixed with an open source product vs a proprietary product. > Since a common open source model is to pay for support; it would be > great to show the amazing service provided. > > Now that *would* be an impressive difference. > > Jody > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Sjur Kolberg <sjur.a.kolb...@sintef.no> > wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Is there any mechanism in the bug tracking systems being used, that can >> export the distribution (histogram or mean) of time taken from a bug report >> is filed to it is declared successfully closed? >> >> I guess I could figure that out manually by reading through all tickets; >> that is probably not going to happen... >> >> >> >> I am trying to convince people that open source GIS is a better solution >> than buying proprietary software. Such discussions follow a well-known path >> (is it mature/stable? How about support? All our clients use XXXX..., Nice >> for programmers, but...) etc. Conclusions precede arguments, and some hard >> numbers could be of great help in all the religion. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Sjur K :-) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss