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Re: Mutt Next Generation



Oswald Buddenhagen writes:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 01:54:27PM +0100, Thomas Roessler wrote:
> > (My instinct would be that bugzilla could be a good choice.  But
> > this is mostly based on the fact that it works nicely for RedHat.)
> > 
> we (kde) use it very successfully (almost 100k bugs by now, > 5000
> currently open).
> in our cvs (module bugz) you'll even find our migration scripts from
> debbugs - dunno if the version is compatible, though.
 
 What I don't like about bugzilla is that one needs an account to log
 a report. OTOH this virtually guarantees no spam.

> no. create a clear commit policy, and give write access to as many
> people as possible. this makes the project much more responsive,
> particularily for tiny things. also, the nay-sayers have to really
> convince people why something will not go in, instead of just saying
> (and sometimes even only thinking) "i don't like it and nobody can
> commit anyway".
 
 This opens the door to creeping featuritis.