+1 On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 1:18 PM Zach Kimberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> We had a discussion a while back about trying to improve the way we handle > issues by assigning them to users who are working on them. However, the > discussion ended because issues could only be assigned to those with write > access (committers). > > I just came across a new Github feature where issues can also be assigned > to any user who comments on an issue [ > https://github.blog/2019-06-25-assign-issues-to-issue-commenters/]. > Committers can then assign anyone from the community who wants to work on > the issue so we can track which issues are assigned and which ones are not. > Assigned community members still have an "Unassign me" button if they no > longer wish to work on an issue. It is also possible to assign up to 10 > people to an issue (or PR). > > Given this, I think we should try to assign issues when possible to those > working on them. What does everyone think? > > Zach >
