Bug#460983: PTS: Please link to Security Tracker
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Florian Weimer wrote:
> Yes, this should be possible. I will think a bit abot it end try to
> write some code to implement this. It will be easier if we also include
> resolved security issues in the count (otherwise, it's hard to express
> the state in a single number).
I'd like to see it implemented in the following way:
- if there are open issues, then add an entry in the TODO part of the page
- if there are issues (whatever their status), add a link in a sidebar somewhere
- if there's nothing in the tracker, then there should be no link at all
Thus it's important to have a count of open issues (and closed issues if
you want a link on the sidebar and not only a link in the TODO part).
> > The PTS usually only provides some link when there's something
> > intesresting to watch behind the link.
>
> The drawback is that the link only appears after the next PTS update.
> (We could AJAX to create the link. 8-P)
It's not a drawback it's a feature. A link which is always displayed is
far less likely to be checked by the maintainer than a link that's
displayed only when there's something relevant to see.
Then of course we could make the PTS 100% dynamic and refresh the content
more often. But that's a task that I won't pursure in the near future. :)
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog
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