Re: Bug reports and documentation updates
Re: Bug reports and documentation updates
- Subject: Re: Bug reports and documentation updates
- From: Chris Meyer <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:32:09 -0700
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 11:30 AM, John Randolph wrote:
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 9:21 AM, Chris Meyer wrote:
Here's a great example of a searchable bug database:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org
It also happens to be a database that doesn't contain any proprietary
information.
Keep in mind that bugs in Radar often contain information that is
*not* Apple's property, and which Apple has a duty to keep
confidential.
I would say that the chances of the Radar database ever becoming
searchable by people who are not Apple employees or contractors is
vanishingly small.
It sounds like Radar is just not a good tool for developers to use. It
is mainly one-way communication to Apple. It is important communication
but it doesn't serve developers well.
Where does Apple stand on working with developers on a 3rd party bug
database (AppleZilla)? For instance, if someone set one up based on
bugzilla and encouraged developers to file bugs there, would Apple
monitor it? Could it be a replacement for developers filing bugs in
Radar? Would Apple cooperate on making it a truly useful tool for
developers?
Apple would be required to monitor, update Radar based bugs filed in
AppleZilla, and solicit further information for there own uses;
developers would be encouraged, hopefully by Apple too, to file their
bugs there, discuss workarounds, close the bugs when they were fixed,
etc.
This seems like a nice way to do things because the mailing list has a
lot of this type of information but it gets lost. For instance, search
for 'hide nsview' on cocoa.mamasam.com and you'll see many people
asking the same question and many responses (some from the Apple
folks). AppleZilla could be a community location for this type of
information rather than mailing lists.
Ideally Apple could set something up; but given the sad state of all
the mailing list archives I think it unlikely. A third party could set
something up and then take donations to keep it running (similar to
cocoa.mamasam).
Thoughts?
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