Proposed changes to workflow bug management

[Scott Kitterman]

On Wed, 28 May 2008 18:36:05 +0200 Reinhard Tartler <siretart at ubuntu.com> 
wrote:
>Stefan Potyra <stefan.potyra at informatik.uni-erlangen.de> writes:
>> Also I don't believe that workflow bugs should be a red area for 
triagers. 
>> During motu-relase work for hardy, I've seen one or two occurances, 
where 
>> someone fixed a bug state from a bad filed freeze exception request, and 
I 
>> greatly appreciated this!
>
>Excellent point. There is no need to exclude triagers from workflow
>bugs. In fact, it might be that workflow bugs are the easiest ones when
>it comes to dectect if the bug is missing information, is assigned to
>the wrong team or general procedures have not been followed.
>
>Of course it means that you have to understand what the procedures are
>in the first place, but there is no black magic here.
>
Agreed.  I think "Don't mark on bugs you don't understand" is a much more 
useful approach than setting rules on which classes of people can touch 
which kinds of bugs.

Scott K