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From: Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [POLICY] Keywording/Stabilizing Bug Assignment Policy
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:23:20
Message-Id: 1176837593.5462.12.camel@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [POLICY] Keywording/Stabilizing Bug Assignment Policy by Doug Goldstein
1 On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 14:56 -0400, Doug Goldstein wrote:
2 > I would like to take this time to note and re-affirm the proper bug
3 > assignment policy and have it noted somewhere officially in Gentoo Policy.
4 >
5 > Bugs that are created for the purpose of getting arches to keyword or
6 > stabilize a particular package should initially be assigned to the
7 > herd/maintainer of said package with all requested arches being CCed.
8 > Once all but the last arch has keyworded said package, it is acceptable
9 > and proper for a bug wrangler and/or maintainer/herd to re-assign the
10 > bug to the last remaining arch and they remove that arch from CC. They
11 > should add their herd/maintainer to the CC of the bug.
12 >
13 > Once the last remaining arch has completed the bug, it is up to them to
14 > close it. They know it's up to them to close it since the bug is
15 > assigned directly to them.
16 >
17 > This helps keep bugzilla tidy and makes it easy to identify
18 > stabilization/keywording requests which are a priority for that arch to
19 > take care of.
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22 This is in direct conflict with the security bug policy handling which
23 end up putting the maintainer on the CC: along with the arches.
24
25 Also please don't cross post.
26
27 -solar
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