This email is related to thread "Abandoned bug analysis" [1]. We have done the Great Ticket Cleanup of 2014 twice this year. It has really been productive for anyone who triages outstanding bugs and enhancements. We've been adding a note in the ticket, as a courtesy to the participants, and closing them as "Won't Fix".
This is certainly one valid way of accomplishing the goal. However, I do believe we should enhance our workflow by adding an "Abandoned" (my fav) or "Archived" resolution. Why? Because "Won't Fix" is typically is used to close out a bug that will never be fixed (i.e., too many people rely on the bad behavior) or the enhancement is deemed worthless or incorrect. But more importantly, it's not possible to do a JIRA search and distinguish between these two conditions unless a new resolution is introduced. So I'd like to officially propose a new resolution to address this concern. [1] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-dev/201411.mbox/%3c5473ab9b.4090...@apache.org%3E Cheers, Paul
