proposal for changes to auto-expiring bugs

Matthew Miller mattdm at fedoraproject.org
Thu Feb 6 12:42:36 UTC 2014


On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 07:30:44AM -0500, Jaroslav Reznik wrote:
> > 2.  As #1, but with no new CLOSED:EOL resolution. Instead, use WONTFIX
> >     or and add a ClosedEOL keyword automatically. This is uglier than
> >     the above but requires no bugzilla change.
> I'm not sure adding a new EOL status would be ok for Bugzilla guys, as far
> as I know, there were some efforts to cut down BZ statuses (ON_DEV for
> example), even it would be hidden. So keyword looks like much more easier
> solution.

I think it depends on the reasons for cutting down on statuses (or in this
case, resolutions). If it's for performance reasons or some other practical
concern, okay. But if it's because the plethora of options is confusing to
users, I think hiding it from the UI should be okay. We could ask.

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