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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Metadata.xml herd naming?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:12:35
Message-Id: 200408161111.10720.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Metadata.xml herd naming? by Sven Vermeulen
1 On Monday 16 August 2004 09:47, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
2 > On Sun, Aug 15, 2004 at 04:21:22AM +0900, Chris White wrote:
3 > > Is there some set policy on metadata.xml herd naming?
4 > >
5 > > The most appropriate would most likely be naming herds after their
6 > > bugzilla alias, so bug-wranglers and bug reporters can easily cc the
7 > > appropriate herd on a bug.
8 >
9 > Agreed; I thought there was an unofficial decision on this but perhaps
10 > it might be good to have this listed? It's not only good for
11 > bug-wranglers but also for developers who are assigned a bug that isn't
12 > theirs. I'd rather change it appropriately than to shift more work onto
13 > the bug-wranglers.
14
15 While there is an option to specify the alias in herds.xml, I think in
16 most cases it makes sense to name the herd after the alias. The only
17 exception would be when one alias is used to manage multiple herds like
18 kde does.
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20 Paul
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23 Paul de Vrieze
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