On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 14:00, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian writes:
> > >
> > > > o TODO/FAQ
> > >
> > > The FAQ might as well be maintained just like the rest of the
> > > documentation, i.e., by the development group as a whole.
> >
> > I encourage others to commit to the FAQ.html file in CVS. The only
> > unique thing I do is to generate the flat file in /docs, and that can be
> > done at release time.
> >
> > > The TODO list could be replaced by a kind of bug-tracking system with
> > > developer write access only, so developers could keep their private notes
> > > lists in public, add comments on why things are difficult, if the
> > > perspective changes, etc. I have the feeling that key developers for the
> > > most part ignore the TODO list and keep their private set of notes.
> >
> > The only unique thing I do there is to generate an HTML and throw it on
> > the web site; again, others are encouraged to update it. I do like
> > having a file that is small enough to be readable in a short time, but
> > the right bug-tracking system could do that.
> >
>
> I know most people have talked about using bugzilla, but is anyone
> familiar with GNATS? I'm currently rereading Open Sources and there's a
> paragraph or two mentioning it's use and the fact that it can be
> interfaced with completely by email.
FreeBSD uses it almost exclusively and it supports email interaction with
the database, but I don't think there are very many good GUI front ends
for it (or, at least, not that I've seen) ...
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