Mantis lets you customize bug resolution. Maybe a new category of resolution could be created. Instead of "Won't Fix" it could be "Lack of Activity"?
David ________________________________________ From: cmake-boun...@cmake.org [cmake-boun...@cmake.org] On Behalf Of Bill Hoffman [bill.hoff...@kitware.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 09:31 To: Pau Garcia i Quiles Cc: cmake@cmake.org Subject: Re: [CMake] CMake bug tracker discussion On 12/10/2010 11:01 AM, Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote: > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Bill Hoffman<bill.hoff...@kitware.com> > wrote: >> I have a third idea that we have not yet tried: >> >> What do people think of automatically closing bugs if they are not modified >> for some period of time (say 6 months). They can always be reopened if the >> closed. By closing them, it will notify those that have expressed interest >> in the bug. We could send the closed bugs to the cmake-developer list just >> like the new ones. That way all developers will know that they are being >> closed. > > It's a bad idea, IMHO. > > If a user took the time to file a bug and CMake developers do nothing > in 6 months, closing it is the wrong thing to do. > > The message you are sending to the bugreporter is "I didn't care about > the bug you reported in 6 months, and now I will care even less". For > an example, see what I said yesterday about bug 8707: two years later, > a patch provided, still no action on Kitware's side. Right, and by closing that bug after six months with a message like: "If you are still interested in this issue, please re-open and comment. You may want to bring this issue up on the CMake mailing list as well." I am thinking that issues like 8707 would not be forgotten because they would be re-opened and eventually addressed. So, by closing the issue, it would keep the issues from getting stale. -Bill _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake