[GRASS-dev] GRASS at GForge first steps

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Sunday 05 November 2006 10:57, Maciej Sieczka wrote:
> > how is a defect different than a bug?
>
> Call it "bad feature". I sometimes was told that I was reporting
> something as a bug while actually it was a feature. Although that
> feature was not good - eg. the current memory overhaed in GRASS vectors
> and dbf driver. Do you want a separate tracker for defects and bugs
> (I'd prefer them kept in one tracker, so that defects are as attended
> as bugs are).

I think a bug is also too general as a term. Zeller 2006 explains
this and uses "defect".
See http://www.whyprogramsfail.com/ 

> > While we commision the new tracker(s), I would like to see the old bug
> > tracker kept alive for some time, even if less used.
>
> This was already agreed on the dev list IIRC. Old GRASS RT is going to
> be used for the old bugs, since nobody seems to be able to transfer
> them to GForge.

It is a matter of effort and time, but not technically impossible. :)

> New bugs will be reported at GForge - not yet though, 
> GRASS' GForge is still at development stage :) - give some more time.

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