[Freeswitch-users] JIRA contributions - 15/05/2013

[Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]]

Hi guys,

Thanks for taking the time to discuss this on the call today.

I think the general outcome can be summarized as;

* The 5-for-1 approach would need internal discussion before
being officially adopted, however some core devs would be willing to
participate prior to that happening, on a case-by-case basis
* JIRA needs to be improved, and internal discussions will take place to
find way for this to be done.
* If you cannot triage a ticket due to lack of access, add your comments
with the suggested action so a core dev only had to spend a few seconds on
the ticket, rather than a few minutes in triage.
* Keep calm and carry on, all contributions no matter how small are very
much welcomed and appreciated

If anyone else has any suggestions on how things can be improved, put your
ideas into this thread whilst it's still hot!

In the mean time, I have added an unofficial '5-for-1' section into the
mailing list with some general guidelines on how to request this, and made
it clear that this is not an officially adopted approach yet so YMMV etc.
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/UsingTheMailingList

If there is anyone here that wants to contribute but doesn't know where to
start, speak up now! Tell us what you want to know, and what we can do to
help you contribute.

Thanks guys

Cal

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
cal.leeming at simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Last week I made some contributions on JIRA by triaging some tickets.
>
> FS-3964 - requested larger bounty offer, if no bite then reclassify as
> nice to have
> FS-4211 - requested further info, close after 2 weeks if no response.
> FS-4281 - requested more info, waiting on core devs
> FS-4891 - requested more info, updated wiki docs, close after 2 weeks if
> no response
> FS-5154 - requested OP create new ticket for seperate issues, close after
> 2 weeks if no response
>
> However, I was unable to action them due to lack of access on JIRA. I sent
> an email to Ken/Michael requesting access to close tickets and mark as
> resolved etc, but realised this was not the appropriate way as you
> shouldn't need to have extra privileges in order to do ticket triage.
>
> Therefore, I'd like to open up discussion about how we can improve JIRA to
> allow for public contributions and make ticket triaging easier.
>
> My suggestions are;
>
> * Add a new step in the workflow that switches it into "needs more client
> info", so it automatically closes the ticket after X days if no extra info
> is received.
> * Have a "maybe one day/needs contributions" status in the workflow,
> rather than leaving the ticket as open.. that way we can see really how
> many are waiting, and how many are waiting on contributions.
> * Have a "needs design decision" status in the workflow, indicating that a
> core dev needs to make the final call
> * Introduce an official 5-for-1 ticket system where users can triage 5
> tickets and request that a core dev look at any ticket of their choice in
> return.
>
> I think we stand a much better chance of getting a lot more public
> contributions if we implement these changes.
>
> Probably a bit too short notice to discuss on todays conf call, but it
> would be good to get some ideas/feedback in time for next weeks call.
> Modifying JIRA and making workflow changes is no easy task, so it would
> need to be thoroughly discussed and understood. I'll be on the call today
> 20 minutes early today if anyone wants to discuss.
>
> Any thoughts/ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Cal
>
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