Re: Bugzilla down for software upgrade on Sun 18 Dec 09.00 UTC

[Luis Villa <luis villa gmail com>]

This is the thread where we all shout 'we're not worthy' at Olav over
and over again. Thanks for doing hero's work on this- I've played with
the -test stuff, and it will be a huge upgrade for all of us. Thanks!

Luis

On 12/6/05, Olav Vitters <olav bkor dhs org> wrote:
> Soon it will be time to make Bugzilla unavailable for 5 hours. This will
> be done on Sunday 18 December on 9.00 UTC or:
> http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=12&day=18&year=2005&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&p1=0
>
> During the downtime I'll upgrade bugzilla.gnome.org to a customized
> Bugzilla 2.20. This version is currently running on
> http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/ (not the same database). During the
> upgrade you can join #bugs on irc.gnome.org to see the progress.
>
> Persons wanting to test the new Bugzilla can do so at
> http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/ using their b.g.o username and password.
> Bugzilla-test contains a backup of the b.g.o database. It is not linked
> with b.g.o in any way. Do not use it for normal work. Email on
> bugzilla-test is disabled, so feel free to change bugs. Note that there
> are changes and new features still underway; some are expected to land
> before the 18th, while others may be incorporated later.
>
> Main features already implemented in the customized Bugzilla are:
>  * Looks better (with help from Andreas Nilsson)
>  * Limits the UI to the action you can perform. E.g. no confusing
>    bug page when a user is logged out or lacks permissions.
>  * A report showing an overview of your bugs (reported or assigned). This
>    page is like 'My Front Page' on bugzilla.redhat.com, but can show
>    bugs for other users as well.
>    Example: http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/describeuser.cgi
>  * A report showing everything you'd want to know about a product. The
>    report will show blockers for the current stable and development
>    GNOME versions. Also the number of bugs per
>    component/priority/version with the ability to see these in a buglist.
>    The intention is that maintainers can use this page as their
>    homepage (at least for development related work).
>    Example: http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=nautilus
>  * Addition of a simple search page that allows advanced queries thanks
>    to Elijah Newren.
>    Example: http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/query.cgi?format=short
>    Help: http://bugzilla-test.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=boogle-help.html
>  * Ability to automatically cc yourself on bugs you change. This is a
>    preference (can be changed under 'Account').
>  * Integrated stock responses (the nice get-a-better-stacktrace and
>    file-more-dupes messages). Only shown when appropriate (unconfirmed
>    bugs and persons with editbugs privileges).
>  * Very fast simple-dup-finder (allows finding duplicates of a
>    stack trace). The show bug page will link to this report when the
>    bug is unconfirmed and you has editbugs permissions.
>  * Uses the same patch-status customizations (UI-wise) as our current
>    bugzilla installation thanks to Elijah Newren. This means that you
>    can use dropdowns to change the patch-status on the main show_bug
>    page at the same time you modify priority/version/etc. instead of
>    having to load up a separate page.
>  * Avoids showing email addresses when someone is not logged in (to
>    protect against spam bots harvesting them).
>  * New mail header X-Bugzilla-Watching. Contains the person(s) you watch
>    on the bug (separated with a ",").
>  * Reassignment is split from status/resolution changes. Meaning: can
>    dupe and reassign at the same time.
>  * Bug-buddy users will now get a normal Bugzilla account. When the
>    account is created via bug-buddy, the reporter will receive an
>    explanation message (including their password). Almost all existing
>    bug-buddy users will be silently converted to Bugzilla accounts.
>
> Main features of Bugzilla 2.20:
>  * Improved patch-viewer (see diffs in color like on viewcvs, etc)
>  * Attachments will provide the filename
>  * Facility to generate periodic reports on a scheduled basis and mail
>    them to people (do not abuse this -- slows down the server)
>  * Buglists can be imported to Evolution (etc) in the iCalendar format
>  * Buglists can be used as a RSS feed
>  * Different (hopefully better) way of threading the bugmails
>  * Checkbox to cc yourself on a bug
>  * Can clone the main fields of bug into a new bug
>  * Addition of a 'General Prefences' panel in the Account page,
>    currently allowing:
>     * What order to view comments on a bug (most-recent comments at the
>       top is now an option)
>     * The list separator character to use in CSV buglists
>     * To auto-cc yourself on bugs you change (b.g.o customization)
>  * Logging in will redirect to index.cgi instead of query.cgi
>  * The email preferences page now lists who is currently watching your
>    account
>  * Saved searches are now maintained in a new user preferences tab
>  * A login form is now included on the index/home page
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Olav
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