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From: Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: #wg-stable: Reservations about a "STABLE" & "NeedsStable" bugzilla keywords (re: [gentoo-dev] New Working Group established to evaluate the stable tree)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 04:38:22
Message-Id: 20160815163724.1b0aeebd@katipo2.lan
In Reply to: #wg-stable: Reservations about a "STABLE" & "NeedsStable" bugzilla keywords (re: [gentoo-dev] New Working Group established to evaluate the stable tree) by Kent Fredric
1 On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:29:43 +1200
2 Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > > * The b.g.o workflow, bugs should not be considered fixed until the
5 > > fix has reached the stable tree. Today the InVCS keyword exists for
6 > > this purpose, but it is used to varying degree amongst developers.
7 > > Will a workflow change to introduce a new status, e.g RESOLVED
8 > > NeedsStable (name for illustration purpose only) incentivize
9 > > developers to not close bugs before it is fixed?
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11 Also, if its already stable, the fix may go directly into stable.
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13 Does this need to also spend time in "NeedsStable" state?
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15 I'd assume not. But this is going to need clear definitions and lots of usecase
16 writeups.

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