Valerie Bubb Fenwick wrote: > On Thu, 28 Aug 2008, Richard Lowe wrote: > >> Derek Cicero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Richard Lowe wrote: >>>> Derek Cicero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>> >>>>> Richard Lowe wrote: >>>>>> Richard Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Since at least the upgrade this morning, b.o.o is pointing people >>>>>>> toward [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the bug report form. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> While I'm sure there was some good reason for that, at some >>>>>>> point, I'd >>>>>>> venture to suggest that whatever that reason is is no longer "good". >>>>>> Also, the text directing people toward defect.opensolaris.org would >>>>>> really benefit from being accurate. And directing people there when >>>>>> it is actually appropriate, not in general. >>>>> Which text, specifically, are you referring to? >>>>> >>>> >>>> """ >>>> Please Note: If you wish to view or file bugs against any OpenSolaris >>>> distribution, please use defect.opensolaris.org. >>>> """ >>>> >>>> Which is not completely the case, bugs against software *unique* to >>>> Indiana, and bugs against in-development software should be there, >>>> bugs against most things still live in bugster, as best as I'm aware. >>>> >>>> I think it should be clarified such as to cause as little confusion as >>>> possible. >>> >>> I am more than happy to change the text, but I'm not sure your >>> description actually makes it clearer. >> >> Right, that wasn't suggested text. :) > > Hi Derek & Rich, sorry for joining the conversation late - I just > subscribed to this alias. > > What is the motivation for having that text there at all? > > I'm curious, because the majority of our bugs are still being > tracked in Bugster, so b.o.o. is the right place for most things > except: projects that have yet note integrated into the the > main source base (which covers Indiana specific type things). > > Those projects should all have pages for their users telling > them where to file bugs (which is still not d.o.o. in all cases) > > I keep hearing about bugs being inadvertantly filed in d.o.o - > I was really hoping to see a message on d.o.o. added pointing > people to b.o.o. instead :) > > We've had issues already with security related issues ending > up on d.o.o., where the proper people aren't watching those > bugs (because they don't have projects there). That's clearly > "not good". > >>> Would it better to say if you running SXCE/DE post bugs in b.o.o., if >>> you running OpenSolaris 200X.XX go to defect? >>> >>> I thought that was the overall objective. >> >> It seems likely to be, but I'm still not convinced it's the right >> thing. >> >> This whole situation is a complete mess, assuming people on the >> Indiana side are moving bugs that should be in bugster, to bugster, I >> guess that's the best that can be done. > > Is someone specifically tasked with this? > >> But either suggestion at present is going to cause people running >> Indiana to file their bugs in d.o.o, even if generally applicable, >> which is just wrong. I guess it's less wrong if the Indiana folk are >> going to use that to triage them to make sure it's not an indiana-ism >> that's breaking stuff, but it's still unpleasant. >> >> Being more specific about "OpenSolaris" would help, I'm just not sure >> it'd help that much. > > Something like, > "If you are filing an issue against a project that is still a work > in progress, you'll want to look for the relevant project in d.o.o." > > (yes, I know that can be confusing,too, as Nevada as a whole is > still a "work in progress", but it's not being handled as a small > project... :-) > > I think saying "OpenSolaris" is misleading, because much of what > is in OpenSolaris really shouldn't have their bugs tracked in d.o.o. > > Thoughts?
Well Stephen Hahn requested it b/c he wanted OpenSolaris distro users to track their bugs via d.o.o.. Beyond that I'm not really sure of the best way to phrase it. Stephen? Derek > > Valerie -- Derek Cicero Program Manager Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
