[OSM-talk] Unification of OpenStreetBugs an Trac

[Karl Newman]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:38 AM, John07 <osm at jonas-krueckel.de> wrote:

> Marc Schütz schrieb:
> > Am Mittwoch 26 November 2008 17:56:15 schrieb Steffen Vogel:
> >
> >> As a user and mapper of OpenStreetMap, I often use OpenStreetBugs.
> >> Unfortunatly this project is quity poor in features like:
> >> - email notification
> >> - duplicate handling
> >> - user handling
> >> - attachements (pictures, links, etc...)
> >> - search
> >> - filters
> >> - reports, charts & statistics
> >> etc.
> >>
> >> Bug trackers like Bugzilla can cope with these requirements a lot
> >> better.
> >>
> >> What do you think about a migration of OpenStreetBugs to Bugzilla?
> >>
> >> Nevertheless OpenStreetBugs has a also some pros:
> >> - simplicity
> >> - integration in a slippy map and JOSM
> >>
> >> But I think it would'nt be hard to implement these pros to Bugzilla.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Bugzilla as a backend would certainly be nice, but as a frontend it is
> > obviously inappropriate. I don't know whether Bugzilla supports alternate
> > frontends; if so, it could be worthwhile building one that fits our
> needs.
> >
> > IMO the most important advantage of OSB is its ease of use: there's no
> login
> > required, you don't need to categorize your bug report etc. I think these
> > features are important to keep in any new bug tracker we are going to
> use.
> >
> +1
>

If it's tying in to a proper bug management system, classification could be
a powerful addition. This classification could be done by bug wranglers
based on the description typed by the reporter. So, I agree, the ease of use
should be kept, but if desired, there could be an alternate "Advanced" form
where the reporter could add the classification or other details (maybe a
spot to optionally add their email address to track the bug status?).

Karl
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