Suggested Bugzilla improvements

[Daniel Berlin]

On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 05:12  AM, Volker Reichelt wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> thanks for your work with Bugzilla!
>
> Alas I wasn't able to take part in the discussion yesterday since our
> mailserver broke shortly after my initial posting of the "Suggestion
> for a new GNATS policy" thread.
>
> But it looks like most of yesterdays problems (real ones or just
> misunderstandings) are resolved now.
>
> There are, however, some points that still need to be addressed IMHO.
>
> * Version: By now, one can only select one version. The bugs, however,
>   usually appear in more than one compiler version.
>   Would it be possible to change that into a text field or to rename it
>   into "Initial version"? Or are there better suggestions?
>
> * What's the purpose of the URL field?
>   Sending an URL instead of a preprocessed file is a no-no.
>   Doesn't that encourage users to send us URLs?
It was there, i never removed it, and probably won't (though i could 
make it invisible if you like).

>
> * I'd like to propose the keyword "diagnostic" for reports that deal
>   with malformed/strange error messages and warnings.
>   There are more than 20 bugs that have the stamp "[diagnostic]" in the
>   synopsis line right now.

People who can edit bugs can edit/add/remove keywords, specifically so 
you don't need my approval to do this type of thing.

>
> * The page "bug_status.html" needs updating, especially the parts about
>   the Platform/Operating System.
>
Thanks, i'll do it.

> Regards,
> Volker
>
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