On 4 Jul 2010, at 00:11, Tim McNamara <paperl...@timmcnamara.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi devs, > > 500+ unclosed bugs causes problems. I feel intimidated & overwhelmed by this > number. I also find it difficult to find material sift through bug reports, > to find areas where I can help (although, at the moment, I'm quite content > with sugar-love level problems). However, 500+ bugs isn't that accurate. Some > have been identified as upstream problems, but their resolution status > remains open. > > I suggest that we make more use of the "wontfix" resolution status. In 5 > minutes, I've found some likely candidates. "wontfix" comes with a high risk > of alienating people submitting bugs, but a polite note saying that it's > upstream or possibly something like "Unfortunately, we have higher priority > areas to work on right now. However we would welcome a patch if you are still > wiling to work on this issue. It's great that you've taken the time to submit > the bug, and we have looked into resolving things for you." > > Some candidates: > > wontfix - upstream > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1307 > > wontfix - other priorities > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/288 > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/292 > > duplicates > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/172 > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/394 > > I think that resolving bugs, even if by using the wontfix tag will make other > areas easier. > > Also, I don't know if I have the permission to change resolution status when > something hasn't been touched for 12+ months. If I were to change status on > likely candidates, would this anger the other developers? I know it's sensitive, for us slightly more delicate souls, but if you feel strongly about a bug status... I'd say go for its change of status. It will trigger either action/indifference from genuinely interested parties, possibly patches/discussion, action, and glory ;) It seems fair to say there is some level of (completely understandable) analysis paralysis for some level of bugs. Bug triage activity is at a low at the moment. Don't apologise for bringing that task back up in everyones focus/face. Regards, --Gary > Tim > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
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