don't use bug tasks for transitions

[Scott Kitterman]

On Sat, 31 May 2008 02:35:03 +0200 Stefan Potyra <sistpoty at ubuntu.com> 
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Am Samstag 31 Mai 2008 02:01:56 schrieb Scott Kitterman:
>> On Sat, 31 May 2008 01:14:16 +0200 Stefan Potyra <sistpoty at ubuntu.com>
>>
>> wrote:
>> >Hi folks,
>> >
>> >as overheard on #ubuntu-devel today, please don't use one bug with many
>> >different tasks for transitions. The problem with this is, that any
>> >subscriber of an affected package will get every mail for a change in 
that
>> >bug (in short: [he/she'll get] "zillion mails" [in which he/she has] "no
>> >interest in"[1]).
>>
>> I think this is an unfortunate aspect of the curent LP design.
>
>Can you elaborate on this? (as Sebastien already noted on irc, one might 
be 
>interested in comments to fixed bugs as well. So I personally don't see a 
>design, which would fix this... of course I'd be happy to get good ideas 
on 
>this).
>
It could be solved one of two ways:

1. Not send the mails relavent to packages users aren't subscribed to and 
then users can subscribe to the bug if they want more.

2.  Send bugmail as currently but allow users to unsubscribe from/ 
blacklist specific bugs so they get no more bugmail on that bug but remain 
subscribed to the package.

I think either of those would be an improvement.  I'm not sure which would 
be better.

Scott K