* Darren J Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-09-19 08:07]: > Stephen Hahn wrote: > >* Richard Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-09-15 16:09]: > >>But it isn't just sponsorship. If I file a CR, I have to ask someone > >>within Sun to update it with additional information for me, .... > > > > As opposed to some of the more energetic statements in this thread, > > here's one we might be able to act on. > > > > Modifications to existing bugs can certainly be implemented. (As a > > disappointing, but practical, note, the submission form is not part of > > the query application that has everyone upset. Therefore, we could > > figure out how to add additional modification capabilities.) What's > > less clear to me is who should be able to update a bug: the > > contributor with assigned sponsor? some new special class of > > contributors? any registered user? And what fields should be > > modifiable: just the description? fields that can't currently be > > seen in b.o.o.? > > That is easy, it is any registered user. There is not restriction on > who can update a bug internally so I don't see why we should restrict > b.o.o to just the sponsor or registered user. Sometimes the most > important updates on a bug come from someone other than the engineer > working on the fix or the initial submitter.
There are 14 000+ registered users, which is actually the same order population as the number of active Bugster accounts. Since we've seen people register to spam the forums, I think we should have a slightly longer discussion. For instance, it would be quite straightforward to make it a "I request bug modification privileges" process; I believe that the privilege must be revocable, but we can make the modification privilege granted by default if that's the consensus. I suppose it's related to "this user has done sufficient work that the community will reward them with additional work (but it's not a job, really)": should that be recognized in some visible way? - Stephen -- Stephen Hahn, PhD Solaris Kernel Development, Sun Microsystems [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blogs.sun.com/sch/ _______________________________________________ tools-discuss mailing list tools-discuss@opensolaris.org
