Re: Notes system (again)

--- Gabor Hojtsy <gabor@hojtsy.hu> wrote: > >>>The "integration" bit could be done as a > documentation > >>>bug report, with the advantage that there will be > a > >>>track record of the action/contents. > >> > >>Do you mean that user notes would be automatically > turned into > >>documentation bug reports if decided by a note > admin? This sounds good > >>to me :) Others will surely point out the > downsides :) > > > > One huge downside is the bugs system didn't have > such a > > task in mind when it was created, and a seperate > system > > would be more useful and well used. Since we're > > talking about actually implementing the note > maintainer > > system[1], I think said system should handle this > and > > not bugs.php.net All the ideas in this thread[2] > and > > other[3] threads seem to make this the desirable > option. > > And this was discussed at the 2003 phpdoc > meeting[4] > > and some interesting findings[5] came about. > Because > > people agreed that non-CVS users should be able to > > maintain notes, this is yet another reason why > > bugs.php.net shouldn't get involved. > > Well, if someone has no CVS account then he will not > be able to fix the > docbug in the documentation CVS, so he can only mark > it 'to be fixed in > the toc' AKA 'docbugreport', so someone with a CVS > account can fix it. > If the note maintainer system would enable someone > to move a manual user > note to be a bug, then this would not require a CVS > account. Some > authentication will be needed throughout the process > (which requires a > CVS account now), but the bug can be opened with the > email address of > the original user note submitter.... That was my original idea. Anyone can submit a bug report, fixing it should be left to whoever has CVS access to phpdoc. We can even use for the bug report originator the php-notes lists address, that way the other editors will know that someone did mark a particular entry as such and does not duplicate the effort. > Or I was unable to interpret your thoughts properly? > :) > > Goba ===== --- Jesus M. Castagnetto <jmcastagnetto@php.net> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree