On 3/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is there really a contradiction here? I don't think anyone argues that old versions of patches should be deleted. I'm sorry, but I can't see how editing an unclear comment or spelling mistake destroys the history. Or for that matter removing a patch that was attached to the wrong issue by mistake.
The problem is that there is no granularity to JIRA's delete privilege. If you can delete a comment, you can delete attachments or whole issues.
I find the current policy rather draconian and I think a common sense approach with clear guidelines cautioning against destroying the history would work just as well.
While that holds true for community members, does it hold true for anyone on the internet with access to JIRA? Probably not. Until recently, granting delete power was all-or-nothing. Conveniently, a recent JIRA update introduced the idea of project roles. With a little work, project roles (PMC member, committer, contributor) can be assigned, thus restricting delete power to a reasonable set of community members. I just haven't had time to go through the derby-developers group in JIRA and assign project roles to each member. I'll let you know once I do (or Jean or Rick can try and beat me to it) and you'll be able to delete comments and attachments again. andrew
