Revision as of 14:09, 25 February 2015

Expiring bugs

Bug database is cluttered with old stuff
Only triagers and devs can re-open bugs
- Normal people can only clone bugs
Process:
- For Unassigned bugs that are 1 year old or more, post a nice comment saying we’re sorry we didn’t get to it and ask for re-confirmation
- Move the bug to Need More Info state
- Send a list of bugs that changed state sorted by priority (especially P0-P2)
- Every month, expire Need More Info bugs that are 3 months old
- For the first time, we’ll start with longer periods, then shorten to the numbers above
Assignment process:
- Assignee is the person who is going to do the work, conceivably in the near future
- If you’re not going to do work, unassign, but keep watching
- All bugs need to have at least one watcher
- All components must have a default assignee, who triages
This applies to Qt only, not Creator
This applies only to Bugs, not Tasks or Suggestions

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+=Expiring bugs=
+* Bug database is cluttered with old stuff
+* Only triagers and devs can re-open bugs
+** Normal people can only clone bugs
+* Process:
+** For '''Unassigned''' bugs that are 1 year old or more, post a nice comment saying we’re sorry we didn’t get to it and ask for re-confirmation
+** Move the bug to Need More Info state
+** Send a list of bugs that changed state sorted by priority (especially P0-P2)
+** Every month, expire Need More Info bugs that are 3 months old
+** For the first time, we’ll start with longer periods, then shorten to the numbers above
+* Assignment process:
+** Assignee is the person who is going to do the work, conceivably in the near future
+** If you’re not going to do work, unassign, '''but keep watching'''
+** All bugs need to have at least one watcher
+** All components must have a default assignee, who triages
+* This applies to Qt only, not Creator
+* This applies only to Bugs, not Tasks or Suggestions