Re: [gentoo-project] The meaning of RESOLVED/UPSTREAM on bugzie

[William L. Thomson Jr.]

On Thursday, March 30, 2017 2:41:02 PM EDT William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 2:34:56 PM EDT Kent Fredric wrote:
> > _Especially_ when a developer marks a ticket as that without adequate
> > explanation as to why.
>
> That sounds like the problem. Do not rely on status/keywords alone. Anytime
> those change, a comment should be included as to why. That seems like it
> would clear up much of the confusion. Simply do not change status/keywords
> without a comment to briefly explain the change and/or usage.

It may even be possible to force this pragmatically. Require a comment with 
any status/keyword change via code. Form submit validation requirement. That 
way no one can get around it. It also does not require further enforcement, 
social or otherwise :)

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William L. Thomson Jr.