Re: [boost] Am I crazy...? [was: [1.35.0] Tickets, Milestone, Testing]

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-08 13:50:48

on Thu Nov 08 2007, "John Maddock" <john-AT-johnmaddock.co.uk> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>>> That means establishing a 1.36.0 milestone, declaring the criteria
>>> for including a ticket in 1.35.0, telling people that if they want an
>>> exception they have to get you to okay it, and maybe making any
>>> assignments of tickets to 1.35.0 and 1.36.0 that are obvious.  Then
>>> we all have a list of issues to focus on killing off and we don't
>>> need to pester people as much.
>>>
>>> If you would like me to take on some of these tasks, please ask me.
>>
>> [dead silence since Monday]
>>
>> Am I really the only one that thinks this matters?  I realize that as
>> a project we don't have a lot of experience with effective use of bug
>> and task tracking, but we also haven't been all that effective in the
>> run-up to a release.  Using the tools we have effectively can make a
>> big difference.
>
> Violent agreement from here.
>
> We should also triage all the "Yet to be determined" bug reports as well, is 
> there a way to get a report of all the bugs Trac issues that haven't been at 
> least *looked at* yet?

Yes.  And that's another good reason to keep the 1.36.0 milestone
separate from the "TBD" milestone.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com