On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:42:50 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:04:07AM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
(...) >> I'd like to see a web based interface for reporting bugs in Debian, >> while I find reporting by e-mail a very nice (must have) option, >> bugzilla-alike based interfaces are also very easy to deal with (for >> the reporter) and plenty of nice features. > > While a web-based interface may be nice, I think that where debian's bug > reporting excels is in the 'reportbug' program. It's not just a program > that sends emails to a single address, but it provides a good guide > through the bug-reporting process, namely encouraging you to check that > the bug is not already raised, checking that the version of the package > you're reporting against isn't out of date and also collecting useful > information for the developers (changed configuration, usually). Did you recently fill a bug on a bugzilla-alike bug tracking system? It does not only allows what you mention but it enhances the reporter experience by allowing a higher level of configuration and customization on almost any aspect, not only for the UI (bugs alerts are just great). > Some of that, a web based solution just can't do (as easily). Ha! Of course it can. And bugzilla does not tend to crash when writing bug reports >:-) In fact, I usually avoid using "reportbug" because of its high instability (it's annoying having to re-do a full report several times...) and finally send the report "manually" -by e-mail- which is not a task for newcomers neither encourages people to write bug reports ;-( Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.10.10.12.02...@gmail.com
