On 5 August 2013 17:38, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:

> I'd like to update BZ to reflect the next release of AOO.
>
> Version are tracked in three different fields:
>
> Version, which currently allows the values "AOO 4.0.0" and "AOO410-dev"
>
> Target Milestone, which currently allows the values "AOO 4.0", "AOO
> 4.1" and "AOO PleaseHelp"
>
> Last Confirmation on, which currently allows the values "AOO 3.4.0",
> "AOO 3.4.1", and "AOO 4.0.0".
>
> I'd like to clean this up a little, as follows:
>
> 1) It is reasonable for someone to report a bug using 3.4.0, 3.4.1 or
> 4.0.0.  None of these versions are "end of life" so they should be
> allowed for new bug reports.
>
> 2) I don't see the purpose of "AOO PleaseHelp" as a milestone version.
>  Are we overloading meaning in this field?  If we really need track
> issues that need help we should define a keyword for this.  So I'm
> inclined to delete this milestone version number.
>
> 3) I'd also like to simplify the versions across the board to be just
> "3.4.1", "4.0.0", etc., without the "AOO" prefix.
>
> 4) For Last Confirmation On, I'd like to hide values except for 4.0.
> We should not be confirming bugs without testing on the most recent
> version.  Sure, new bugs can set "Version" to 3.4.0 or 3.4.1, but
> confirmation should occur on 4.0.
>
Since 3.4.0 and 3.4.1 (I actually thought it was only 3.4.1) are live
version, which we support, all bugs reported there must also be tested
there.

I agree they should also be tested in 4.0, but not only in 4.0.

So we would actually need a double confirmation, 3.4.x and 4.0 ?


>
> 5)  I'll add a new Target Milestone of "4.0.1" and Version of
> "4.0.1-dev" since it is likely that we will have a 4.0.1 release to
> address some of the defects that have been reported on 4.0.0.
>
> I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, even if it is just a quick +1.
>  I'll hold off making any of these changes until this time Thursday.
>

+1 to all except 4).

rgds
jan I.


>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
>
>

Reply via email to