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| Björn Tillenius (bjornt) wrote Re: [Bug 4201] Bugs with NeedInfo status should be displayed on open bugs query. | #4 |
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On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 08:43:06PM -0000, Christian Reis wrote:
> Public bug report changed:
> https:/
>
> Comment:
> Well, NEEDINFO is an interesting status. It means that progress on the
> bug is blocked on input from someone (usually someone /else/, but not
> always :-). It's not always the bug reporter either, I suspect.
>
> People triaging or fixing bugs like to have this off their list because
> it essentially means that they can't do any work on it until someone
> else has replied. On the other hand, it may be that the person that
> needs to give input is /the current user/, in which case it definitely
> /should/ be on their list.
>
> The right thing to do is probably:
> - For now, display NEEDINFO bugs. People can sort them or Advance search them out if they want.
> - For the future, attach the NEEDINFO status to a /person/ so you can say "These bugs need information from you:".
>
> How does that sound?
Another solution would be to define NEEDINFO (and possibly renaming it to
make it clearer) as needing information from the reporter, which should
be the common case. If you need information from someone else, simply
assign the bug to that person or something, telling him what to do.