On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:24 AM, Alex Huang <alex.hu...@citrix.com> wrote:
>> Alex,
>>
>> One thing I would like us to change is the contents of the
>> "Contributed By" column.  We're individuals here, and organizations
>> don't have any standing.  So for example, instead of Contributed By:
>> Citrix for a particular feature I'd like it to either be the specific
>> people involved OR be removed in favor of the Jira record being the
>> place for assignments.
>>
>> Does that sound fair?
>>
> Chip,
>
> That's really what I intended that column for.  In 4.0, it was difficult to 
> do because by the time the page was started most features were checked in so 
> for expedience, I just put in the company it came from.

Makes sense!

> I actually would like to completely get rid of that table and replace it with 
> a link to a public filter on Jira.  (note the line on 4.1 release page that 
> says " 4.1 Feature List from Jira.  Please someone add a filter add the link 
> here. ")  The filter should be on the release=[release number] and issue type 
> = new features.  Then that would make it much more dynamic and people will 
> see the actual contributors and status as contributors update the issue and 
> tasks list.  The problem is that I don't have permission to make a public 
> filter on Jira.  Do you have that permission?
>

I don't, but if someone else can grant both Alex and I permission to
do that, it would be appreciated!

> I intended the release pages to be a somewhat static landing page where 
> people can start from to find out more about a release and the current status 
> of the release.  So, aside from updates on the status of the release from the 
> release manager, most of the information in there should be just links.  I 
> kept the current table in 4.1 release page for now so people can verify the 
> current list of specs have been moved to the design page.
>

Gotcha...  That makes a ton of sense.  Let's see if we can get the
Jira permissions sorted out then!

> --Alex
>

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