8.4 Issue classification

The Bug Squad should classify issues according to the guidelines given by developers. Every issue should have a Status, Type, and Priority; the other fields are optional.

Status (mandatory)

Open issues:

Closed issues:

Owner (optional)

Newly-added issues should have no owner. When a contributor indicates that he has Started or Fixed an item, he should become the owner.

Type (mandatory)

The issue’s Type should be the first relevant item in this list.

Priority (mandatory)

Currently, only Critical items will block a stable release.

Note that these are initial classifications and can be subject to change by others in the development team. For example, a regression against an old stable version which hasn’t been noticed for a long time and which is unlikely to get fixed could be downgraded from Priority-Critical by one of the programmers.

Opsys (optional)

Issues that only affect specific operating systems.

Patch (optional)

Normal Bug Squad members should not add or modify Patch issues; leave them to the Patch Meister.

Other items (optional)

Other labels:

If you particularly want to add a label not in the list, go ahead, but this is not recommended.


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