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From: Samuli Suominen <drac@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [POLICY] Keywording/Stabilizing Bug Assignment Policy
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:08:51
Message-Id: 20070417230744.65c2331b@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [POLICY] Keywording/Stabilizing Bug Assignment Policy by Doug Goldstein
1 On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:56:58 -0400
2 Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > I would like to take this time to note and re-affirm the proper bug
5 > assignment policy and have it noted somewhere officially in Gentoo
6 > Policy.
7 >
8 > Bugs that are created for the purpose of getting arches to keyword or
9 > stabilize a particular package should initially be assigned to the
10 > herd/maintainer of said package with all requested arches being CCed.
11 > Once all but the last arch has keyworded said package, it is
12 > acceptable and proper for a bug wrangler and/or maintainer/herd to
13 > re-assign the bug to the last remaining arch and they remove that
14 > arch from CC. They should add their herd/maintainer to the CC of the
15 > bug.
16 >
17 > Once the last remaining arch has completed the bug, it is up to them
18 > to close it. They know it's up to them to close it since the bug is
19 > assigned directly to them.
20 >
21 > This helps keep bugzilla tidy and makes it easy to identify
22 > stabilization/keywording requests which are a priority for that arch
23 > to take care of.
24
25 I couldn't agree with you more, it's only and correct way to handle
26 these bugs. I have recently gone thru some bugs and did just that.
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