James Carlson wrote:
> Garrett D'Amore writes:
>
>> I think that the bug database needs to reside outside Sun.
>>
>
> I don't think that matters. The key issue is that everyone has equal
> access.
>
See my reply below.
[snip!]
>
> Agreed; there'll be some upheaval.
>
> But the first issue is, as Keith Wesolowski mentioned, to get
> requirements for a bug tracking system (just as was done for source
> code management), and then select the system that best matches the
> requirements.
>
> If that's bugster (with timely fixes to make it open), that's fine.
> If it's something else, that's fine, too.
>
> But I don't think we ought to include o]r disinclude any particular
> solution based on who provides the infrastructure or on the history of
> how we got here.
>
I agree with almost all of this, but I also think it is important that
OpenSolaris not be at the mercy of Sun. IOW, it should at least be
possible for the bug tracking system to moved into a datacenter other
than Sun's. I don't care whether the solution itself is open or closed
(open is obviously better, but a closed solution can work too...
especially if it just uses a backing SQL database so other front ends
can be developed later if the need arises.)
All this said, I really like how bugster deals with bugs (i.e. how the
data is stored and arranged in the databases.) On the other hand, I
hate the bugster UI. :-) It would be nice to have a web front end, too.
-- Garrett
