[Webtest] Re: Bug trackin tool for webtest?

[Dierk Koenig]

I used several bug-tracking tools (Remedy, ClearQuest, Peregrine,
Bugzilla, Gnats, Jira) and I found them all more difficult to use
than a mere Wiki Page.
Sure, when you have to manage a large amount of bugs then you may
need such a support, but I always felt that entering bugs is
really complicated. What type of bug is it? What part of the
system is concerned? What is its priority? and so on
Most of the time I don't know what to fill in and what happens
if I fill in nothing or something wrong.

Watching the bug-fixing activities of an open-source project
can definitely reveal something about the project.
(Not only how active they are, but also how buggy the
Software is.)

cheers
Mittie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com
> [mailto:webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com]On Behalf Of Marc Guillemot
> Sent: Freitag, 7. Januar 2005 13:47
> To: webtest@lists.canoo.com
> Subject: [Webtest] Re: Bug trackin tool for webtest?
>
>
> I fear that it's too basic and to complicated: to enter a bug a
> user needs to create a new page as well as to update the
> overview page.
>
> Furthermore, a bug tracking tool can be used by visitors to see
> the activity of the project: how many issues opened and
> fixed in the last x months.
>
> Marc.
>
> Dierk Koenig wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes, having such a tool is sometimes convenient.
> >
> > On the other hand, installation, maintenance, etc. again add
> > to the workload. So it needs to pull its weight.
> >
> > Currently we only have few Bugs open in Canoo WebTest and everything
> > that is not immediately solved and is in jeopardy of being lost
> > can be added to
> > http://webtest-community.canoo.com/wiki/space/Bug+Reports
> > This solution has the additional benefit, that you can google for
> > it.
> >
> > Do you think, we need more than that?
> >
> > cheers
> > Mittie
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com
> >>[mailto:webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com]On Behalf Of Marc Guillemot
> >>Sent: Freitag, 7. Januar 2005 10:59
> >>To: webtest@lists.canoo.com
> >>Subject: [Webtest] Bug trackin tool for webtest?
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>what about making a bug tracking tool available on webtest website?
> >>
> >>Currently the problems reported on the mailing list have a high
> >>risk to be lost if not quickly solved. A special tool (à
> >>la bugziall, mantis, jira or other) would allow users to query
> >>existing bug reports, to enter new ones if they find some
> >>news issues and for developers it would give an overview of the
> >>current problems.
> >>
> >>Marc.
> >>
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