Tracking bugs in Extras

Note: Work in progress

A bugtracker is a software application used by developers for keeping tracks of reported bugs in their work.

Bugtrackers benefits

Bugtrackers give both developers and users a lot of benefits.

Developers:

• They are notified when a bug is found in their applications
• They keep track of reported bugs so that they can organize their work
• They can easily communicate with reporters if they need more information or further testing

Users:

• They can easily report the bugs they find and help to fix them
• They can give developers tips and suggestions

Validity criteria for bugtrackers and bugtrackers links

Actually, these bugtrackers links are considered valid:

• A link to a product dedicated page in bugs.maemo.org (e.g. https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xxx)
• A link to a product dedicated page in another known bugtracker (e.g. Google Code, Gitorious, etc.)
• A link to a Garage bugtracker (e.g. https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/?group_id=xxxx)
• A mailto link (just for small applications)
• A link to an opened thread about the application in talk.maemo.org (e.g. http://talk.maemo.com/showthread=xxxxxx)

These bugtrackers link are considered NOT valid:

• General links that do not lead to a dedicated page (e.g http://talk.maemo.org or https://bugs.maemo.org)
• Mispelled links

Requirement proposal: After clicking bugtracker link, you can start filing a bug right away or just after clicking one link at maximum at the page that opens. --ossipena 09:38, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Requirement proposal: Bug report has to be directly notified to the maintainer. --torpedo48 9:57, 24 February 2010 (UTC)