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Re: Issue Trackers - What do we want

From: Steve Youngs <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Issue Trackers - What do we want
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:49:06 +1000
Organization: The SXEmacs Project
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* Erik Arneson <erik@xxxxxxxx> writes:

  > Howdy, folks.  Steve asked me to join the project, and so I have!  How's
  > everybody doing?

We're all very sexy!

  > Anyhow, regarding issue trackers, user-friendliness and familiarity
  > really should be high on our list.  In addition, I'd like to avoid
  > reinventing the wheel.  

Amen!

  > We want to work on SXEmacs most, and let the bug tracking take
  > care of itself.  In other words, I'm not sure we want all our
  > volunteers to spend their time writing and fixing the bug tracker
  > -- we want them on SXEmacs itself, right?

Right.  But work will be done on the tracker if if isn't up to speed.

  > I've had experience with a few different bug/issue tracking
  > systems, and though it pains me to say it, I've had the best
  > experiences with Bugzilla.  Its UI is really damn ugly (and
  > coming from an Emacs junky, that's saying a lot), but it gets
  > the job done and most community bug-reporting types will already
  > be familiar with it.

Good points.  And even if BugZilla is the ugliest thing on the planet,
it's still light years ahead of what XEmacs has. :-P

  > Those itching for an Emacs-based interaction with it can always
  > fire up w3m-emacs or write something on their own.

Very true.

Johann, you're looking at BugZilla now aren't you?  I can't wait to
hear your report on it.

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