On Sat, 17 May 2008 17:46:47 +0200 Reinhard Tartler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Personally I'd find a file a bug first rule very demotivating. One more rule >> to convince me to spend my time on other things. > >Could you please elaborate here? What specifically is the annoying part >of filing a bug? Possible reasons I can image: > > a) Too cumbersomely > b) The round-trip time is too high that make duplicate work more likely > c) the use of lp restricts possible contributors > d) The complete list of outstanding merges must be easily visible. > > >For a), I image that we can craft scripts a la 'request-sync.py'.
Yes, but the (lp: #nnnnnn) is not scriptable. It needs the mail back from LP to get the number. Personally, my merge workflow involves testing with exactly what I intend to upload. So even with such a script it's send the mail, wait aroung for a reply, copy/paste in the bug number, try to remeber what points exactly I want to look for when I test, and move on. >From my perspective, such a script would help, but not eliminate the nuisance. >For b), I don't really beleive that is really a problem. If someone >notices a duplicate bug, he can surely mark it as such and coordinate >the contributors (may them be Ubuntu Developers or not). The risk is admitedly small, but due to not refreshing web pages and such is non-zero, particulalry given the lag in mail processing. >For c), Yes, managing LP do require a LP account. I don't think it is >really unreasonable to force contributors to have one as well. Agreed. To use the proposed merge script would add a requirement for non-motu to have a gpg key in their LP account. People who didn't could do it manually. >For d), I think this can be solved technically by launchpad tags, and a >scraper that presents all bugs tagged 'needs-merge' or something >somewhere on http://people.ubuntu{,wire}.com > Potentially, but we already have such a list of packages on MoM/DaD. Why don't we just use the list we have. It seems like a lot of work and inconvenience to LPify a list we already have. Scott K -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
