On Sat, 2013-11-09 at 10:22 -0400, MZMcBride wrote:
I'll just reiterate what I said previously: it would be wonderful to do a full evaluation/audit of the current Bugzilla inputs and figure out which we can eliminate or make smarter (e.g., only display under certain conditions).
Just to explain the current situation:
*Custom* fields (in Wikimedia Bugzilla: "Web Browser" and "Mobile Platform") can be configured to be only shown under certain conditions (e.g. only for specific products/components), but Bugzilla still does not allow disabling some *default* fields that I consider useless in most cases for us ("Hardware" and "OS", upstream ticket: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=763409 ).
While some pieces of the criticism on that page are entirely valid, all in all it feels rather non-constructive. Plus the topic "most acceptable issue tracking/version control/project management tool" is so complex and has enough stakeholders that it requires a well-structured process to neither discuss only the favorite bits and pieces of individuals, nor end up in the biggest bikeshed ever.
andre