On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Nathan Wagner <nw...@hydaspes.if.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 10:57:42AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > > > Speaking of which ... this project is rich in skilled users who are > > involved in the community but don't code. Bug triage is exactly the > > kind of thing very part-time community supporters can do, if we make it > > easy for them to do. > > I can make it easy. But that doesn't directly address two of the other > points: > > 1: Do we need any system for who is allowed to triage bugs? > 2: Should an equivalent email be sent to the list? > > Specifically with point number 2, suppose the above mechanism is > used. When a triager marks a bug as (say) not a bug, should > the system just update the database, or should it actually > send a formatted email to the bugs list with the 'Bug Status: not a bug' > line (among others, presumably)? I think it should send the email, > but I can see how that could be construed as junk. > > I think that's an absolute requirement. Otherwise the system will force people to check both email and the tracker. The whole point is that those who prefer the email-only workflow should be able to keep that one. If someone doesn't want them, it's easy enough to filter them in the MUA. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/