Hi all, In discussion with Wes, Neal, and Krisztián, we had the following idea for how to make better use of the Affects Version field when creating issues with Type = Bug in Jira:
(1) When reporting a bug, set Affects Version to the the most recent released version of Arrow if and only if the bug is reproducible in that released version of Arrow. (2) When reporting a bug in code that was added/modified since the most recent Arrow release, leave the Affects Version field empty. Adherence to this convention will help Arrow contributors to more efficiently diagnose and reproduce bugs. Some community members are already using the Affects Version field like this, and we hope that others who are creating and grooming Jira issues will follow suit. Feedback is welcome. Thanks, Ian
