Proposal to merge #ubuntu-quality and #ubuntu-bugs

[Omer Akram]

I would say that then the word ubuntu-quality is a bit too broad than its
actual purpose, i should have researched more but i did think they were not
limited to ISO testing only. As you stated that's not the case then its a
bit of misunderstanding about #ubuntu-quality on my end.


On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Thomas Ward <teward at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Micah Gersten <micahg at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > On 01/03/2013 07:14 AM, Omer Akram wrote:
> >> Hi All
> >>
> >> Just recently there started a discussion on Ubuntu bug squad list
> >> about less people getting involved in bug triage along the discussion
> >> there were a few points raised which let me to put the idea of merging
> >> #ubuntu-quality and #ubuntu-bugs into one. Ultimately both have the
> >> same goal that is talking about quality in Ubuntu.
> >>
> >> At time people testing Ubuntu ISO will raise their bugs in
> >> #ubuntu-quality and discussions may take place there. People may or
> >> may not be available in both channels but since I believe people do
> >> talk mostly about bug reports in those channels (though
> >> #ubuntu-quality do have other topics as well) but I think merging them
> >> will make a few things easier one will be that there will be mostly a
> >> unified place for people to talk about bugs (i know people may talk in
> >> #ubuntu+1 or #ubuntu-desktop as well but those channels have their own
> >> reasons for exisitance)
> >>
> >> Here I might not have a lot of point to argue plus I am never great
> >> with words but the overall notion is that I believe that it will
> >> result in a benefit for Ubuntu due to having a concentrated place to
> >> talk bugs.
> >>
> >> Thoughts/Suggestions/Pros/Cons all welcome and appreciated
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> > I'm not sure I agree with this.  #ubuntu-bugs is specifically for bug
> > triage, whereas #ubuntu-quality seems to not have a defined topic.
> > Whereas I'm likely to watch #ubuntu-bugs for people who need help with
> > triage, I'm not necessarily interested in most of what happens with
> > image testing and the issues that arise from it.  This is not to say
> > that I don't care, rather that I'm not necessarily going to commit my
> > time to such issues.
> > You could in theory condense #ubuntu-devel, -desktop, and -release into
> > quality as well as the goal is quality, but I don't see that as being
> > productive.
> > Thanks,
> > Micah
> >
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> I am in full agreement with Micah, what #ubuntu-quality does is ISO
> testing and other ISO/image related testing, and not necessarily bug
> triage.  I lurk in both #ubuntu-bugs and #ubuntu-quality.  The
> channels have separate goals.  And in #ubuntu-bugs, I'm also more than
> happy to help out with bug triaging, but I don't want to see ISO
> testing bugs and related stuff in #ubuntu-bugs either.
>
> Since not everyone's responding to both the BugSquad and
> ubuntu-quality lists, I've sent this response to both.
>
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> Thomas
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