Re: Is there any issue with reportbug in unstabl or bugs.debian.org?
On Mon 10 Oct 2011 at 11:42:50 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 11:04:07AM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> >
> > I'd like to see a web based interface for reporting bugs in Debian, while
> > I find reporting by e-mail a very nice (must have) option, bugzilla-alike
> > based interfaces are also very easy to deal with (for the reporter) and
> > plenty of nice features.
>
> While a web-based interface may be nice, I think that where debian's bug
> reporting excels is in the 'reportbug' program. It's not just a program
> that sends emails to a single address, but it provides a good guide
> through the bug-reporting process, namely encouraging you to check that
> the bug is not already raised, checking that the version of the package
> you're reporting against isn't out of date and also collecting useful
> information for the developers (changed configuration, usually).
You have expressed this well and highlighted how reportbug fits the
design, function and philosophy of the BTS. A nice, easy to use or
user-friendly interface is not part of the picture. It happens that a
combination of reportbug+vim+mutt does display all these three aspects
but . . . . :)
> Some of that, a web based solution just can't do (as easily).
Probably not at all easily. Maybe impossible. But I'm not an expert. In
the event it is not going to happen as it would meet with fierce
resistance.
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