[OSM-talk] Unification of OpenStreetBugs an Trac

[John07]

Karl Newman schrieb:
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:38 AM, John07 <osm at jonas-krueckel.de 
> <mailto: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?).
+1 :-)
Easy to use for the "normal" people and an advanced button for the 
osm-people.

Jonas