BugZappers wiki cleanup - comments and questions

iarly selbir iarlyy at gmail.com
Sat Feb 28 22:21:01 UTC 2009


I was talking about topic [4] last week, if I could add to my triage list
the same component that other Triager already have, this could be point for
next bugzappers meeting?

- ActiveTriagers and Components List ( who work where )


Regards,

- -
iarly selbir ( ski0s )

:wq!


On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Christopher Beland <beland at alum.mit.edu>wrote:

> 1.) In an effort to start cleanup, I merged
> [[BugZappers/GettingStarted]] into [[BugZappers/Joining]] and cleaned
> up links from the front page.  [[BugZappers/HelpWanted]] should also
> be trimmed and merged in there.
>
> I also renamed [[BugZappers/TakingAction]] to [[BugZappers/How to
> Triage]], so it has a clearer purpose.
>
>
> 2.) The subpages under [[BugZappers/HouseKeeping#Task_Breakdown]]
> should probably be merged into the master page.
>
>
> 3.) [[BugZappers/components]] and [[BugZappers/FindingBugs]] are both
> serving the dual purpose of tracking what needs to be worked on and
> providing links to BugZilla to find bugs that need work.  Any
> objections to merging to [[BugZappers/Tracking]]?
>
>
> 4.) [[BugZappers/Joining]] and [[BugZappers/ActiveTriagers]] have
> somewhat contradictory advice:
>
>  "This does mean certain components are reserved. If you are
>  unfamiliar with a component and someone is very active there, it is
>  probably a good idea to pick a different component."
>
> vs.
>
>  "It is okay for more than one person to cover the same component"
>
>  We need to have clearer advice.
>
> I also see that [[BugZappers/Special Procedures]] has a note arguing
> that special opt-outs for certain developers are not scalable
>
> I think it would actually be a good idea if we took the list at
> [[BugZappers/components]] and merged in the list of people who are
> working on a particular component.  (Adding a second list for non
> "key" components if people are claiming those.)  The clearest
> indication for new triagers would be to add a column to indicate for
> each column whether or not more help is wanted for that component
> ("Yes") or if the existing triagers or developers think they have it
> covered ("No").  But there are other ways to present this information.
>
>
> 5.) As for the other content on [[BugZappers/Special Procedures]],
> [[BugZappers/How to Triage]] is the main instruction page, but we also
> have [[BugZappers/BugStatusWorkFlow]] and lots of advice on
> [[BugsAndFeatureRequests]] (which is oriented toward bug filers, not
> bug triagers).
>
> Clearly we need the One True List of Things Every Bug Should Have,
> which filers should supply and triagers will request if they don't.
> (This varies by component, and type of bug - e.g. crashes
> vs. misspellings vs. feature requests.)  The ASSIGNED section of
> [[BugZappers/BugStatusWorkFlow]] has some of that info, which can be
> removed and replaced with a link to the canonical place.
> BugStatusWorkFlow can then just be an explanation of Bugzilla states.
>
> [[BugZappers/How to Triage]] and [[BugsAndFeatureRequests]] then need
> to be harmonized and streamlined.  This is the crux of the problem of
> making a minimal set of instructions that bug filers and triagers
> can actually follow.
>
>
> 6.) [[BugZappers/Meetings]] and the front page don't mention that
> Triage Days are held immediately after meetings.  Has that been
> decided for certain?
>
> -B.
>
>
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