Paul W. Frields wrote:
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 09:15:48AM -0400, Steven M. Parrish wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>
> > On 08/18/2009 05:51 PM, Steven M. Parrish wrote:
> >
> >>>> What I am looking to do now is create a very simplified bugzilla
> >>>> interface that can be used by OLPC users, mostly children, to
report
> >>>> issues with Sugar
> >>>> Activities in Fedora. Will develop in PHP and would like to
develop
> >>>> and test it on one of the publictest servers.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also would like to help maintain the cvs servers and projects
> >>>> contained there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any questions just ask.
> >>>>
> >>> Is this intended to be deployed onto Fedora Infrastructure boxes
> >>> eventually or just be developed/demoed on the publictest
> >>> infrastructure?
> >>> We haven't had development of known-non-Fedora stuff done
previously
> >>> but this might be a valid first case. If it's intended to run on
> >>> Fedora
> >>> Infrastructure, we very much prefer developing them in python. In
> >>> fact, I don't think we have any non-python developed stuff.
> >>>
> >>> -Toshio
> >>
> >> It is intended to run on Fedora infrastructure. It is going to be an
> >> alternate front end to our current bugzilla instance. It could be
> >> built upon to create different front ends for other user groups as
> >> well.
> >>
> >> Developing it in Python will not be a problem. I am just in the
> >> beginning design stage atm.
> >
> > Very interesting. A related project
> >
> >
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugzilla_Desktop_Client
> >
> > Rahul
>
> Sounds like we both have similar goals here. I think having both a OS
> based app and a simple web interface for our bugreporting is a great
> idea.
>
> Anything that makes it easier for normal users to report issues and give
> feedback will only lead to making Fedora a more user friendly distro.
I know that there were folks in the Desktop SIG who were interested
in a more friendly bug filing Web interface, as well as other
possibilities for lowering the fright factor of Bugzilla.
Yes its something that was discussed at FudCon in January, but now that
Sugar/OLPC is basing itself on Fedora I feel its important to get something
going.
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