* RFC: Bug database cleaning
@ 2008-02-21 1:32 Keith Seitz
2008-02-21 1:48 ` Kip Warner
2008-02-21 15:31 ` terptom
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From: Keith Seitz @ 2008-02-21 1:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: insight-announce, insight
Hi,
Most regulars probably know that I don't respond to bugs quite as
quickly as I should: I just seldom use the bug database -- largely
because as I respond to bugs, I seldom hear back from users.
As a result, the bug database is quite a bit larger than it should be.
So, I would like to close all bugs older than approximately one year.
That would affect any bug # less than 306.
Any one have any objections to this?
Keith
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* Re: RFC: Bug database cleaning
2008-02-21 1:32 RFC: Bug database cleaning Keith Seitz
@ 2008-02-21 1:48 ` Kip Warner
2008-02-21 15:31 ` terptom
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Kip Warner @ 2008-02-21 1:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Keith Seitz; +Cc: insight-announce, insight
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On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 17:17 -0800, Keith Seitz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Most regulars probably know that I don't respond to bugs quite as
> quickly as I should: I just seldom use the bug database -- largely
> because as I respond to bugs, I seldom hear back from users.
>
> As a result, the bug database is quite a bit larger than it should be.
> So, I would like to close all bugs older than approximately one year.
> That would affect any bug # less than 306.
>
> Any one have any objections to this?
Provided those bugs on the tracker have been deemed invalid / closed /
resolved / patched / duplicate / whatever, then yes, of course.
Otherwise, you are losing a great deal of valuable information and the
fact that they just old doesn't really seem like reason enough to delete
them.
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* Re: Bug database cleaning
2008-02-21 1:32 RFC: Bug database cleaning Keith Seitz
2008-02-21 1:48 ` Kip Warner
@ 2008-02-21 15:31 ` terptom
2008-02-21 16:52 ` Keith Seitz
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From: terptom @ 2008-02-21 15:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: insight-announce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Seitz" <keiths@redhat.com>
To: <insight-announce@sourceware.org>; "insight" <insight@sourceware.org>
{snip}
>I just seldom use the bug database
{snip}
> the bug database is quite a bit larger than it should be.
{snip}
Could those two things *possibly* be related???
>I would like to close all bugs older than approximately one year.
{snip}
>Any one have any objections to this?
Yes.
People are much less likely to put in a 'fresh' bug report if an entry is already in the bug-base.
Q: "When is a problem not a problem?"
A: "When I ignore it for more than a year."
Bugs die of lonliness when left uncorrected?
Please consider each case on its technical merits, not longevity.
Else, one or more of us could while away a pleasant evening 'refreshing' all entries with accession numbers <306...
Does that make sense?
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* Re: Bug database cleaning
2008-02-21 15:31 ` terptom
@ 2008-02-21 16:52 ` Keith Seitz
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Keith Seitz @ 2008-02-21 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: terptom; +Cc: insight-announce
terptom wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Seitz" <keiths@redhat.com>
> To: <insight-announce@sourceware.org>; "insight" <insight@sourceware.org>
> {snip}
>> I just seldom use the bug database
> {snip}
>> the bug database is quite a bit larger than it should be.
> {snip}
>
> Could those two things *possibly* be related???
Are you offering to help?
> People are much less likely to put in a 'fresh' bug report if an entry is already in the bug-base.
>
> Q: "When is a problem not a problem?"
>
> A: "When I ignore it for more than a year."
>
> Bugs die of lonliness when left uncorrected?
Let me restate: Does any one mind if I close bugs which I cannot
reproduce in CVS HEAD and are in released versions of insight older than
a year-ish (aka anything earlier than 6.6 or maybe 6.5).
I apologize for being a big vague.
Keith
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