Re: [udig-users] Issue tracker decision

[Frank Gasdorf <fgdrf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would like to use OSGeo JIRA instance for the following reasons:

* uDig core dependency is GeoTools and its worth to have an issue tracker instance running close to GeoTools issue tracker to reference and delegate issues from/to each other

* other LocationTech projects build on top of GeoTools build plugins for GeoServer

* IMHO I would like to call ist JavaGISStack JIRA instance for all Open Source projects using Java (JTS, GeoTools, uDig, etc...) independently where teh project sources are hosted.

* It makes it easier for users of the stack to file issues, they don't need to know project dependencies and internals. Developers can easier discuss cross-projected issues

* state-of-the-art UI with capabilities to attach images in JIRA

* widely used by developes and uses in the past, kind of quasi standard in Open Source (Jira, Maven, etc.). New developes may have already worked with JIRA

Maybe some downsides if we do not use JIRA:

* no automatic comment creation with link to mentioned issue references in commit messages by Eclipse-Foundation for github pull requests and commits

* two different issue trackers for infrastructure things (still bugzilla with eclipse webmaster) and project specific tasks

Pro for github:

* close to the code repository and easy link support between isses, commit comments and so on

Other Opinions?

2016-01-12 9:58 GMT+01:00 Frank Gasdorf <fgdrf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Hello everybody,

In the past we had access to a codehaus JIRA issue tracker instance side by side to GeoTools, GeoServer, and many many other projects. Maybe you noticed that codehaus shut down last year and isses were backup-ed and migrated to Atlassian-Cloud instance.

Migration was sponsored by OSGeo and uDig moved to https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/projects/UDIG

In between LocationTech provided a bugzilla setup and few issues (mostly infrastructure and migration tasks) are filed there (https://locationtech.org/bugs/describecomponents.cgi?product=uDig)

Last week Eclipse/LocationTech offered the oportunity to use github issues for github hosted projects (https://locationtech.org/mhonarc/lists/location-iwg/msg01367.html).

To avoid getting lost and pointing users/developers to different directions/instances I'd like to start a discussion here to prepare a decision:

* What would users prefer?

* Any objections with one of the three mentioned options (github issues, Locationtech bugzilla, OSGeo cloud JIRA)? @Andrea Does the board already decided to support JIRA for locationtech projects as well?

* Any wishes?

* Where do we have defined references (uDig itself, udig.refrections.net websites, locationtech & github wiki, locationtech wiki, online docs, etc)?

Looking forward for your feedback

- Frank