[core-workflow] GSoC idea: bug.python.org improvements

[R. David Murray]

On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:13:13 +1000, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think we've discussed it anywhere yet (unless I mentioned it
> to Ezio on IRC), but there are some issues around dependency display
> that could conceivably be handled downstream. The main one is showing
> which bugs a given bug is *blocking* - that is, those which depend on
> the bug you're currently looking at.
> 
> Another nice-to-have from my perspective would be the ability to add a
> new comment without having to scroll back to the top of the
> discussion.
> 
> Unfortunately, I suspect those would also qualify as being projects
> best tackled under the Roundup banner, and I don't think it would be

Nope.  Both of those are instance-only modifications, not core Roundup.
The 'dependencies' field doesn't even exist in the stock roundup
instance template.

Comment box at the bottom has been previously suggested and was
rejected in favor of hotkeys that let you scroll back and forth easily.
I think that decision could be revisited, though.

Both of these are "small" modifications, so you'd need a bunch
of additional items to make it a GSoC project.  And, you need a
mentor...that really seems to be the sticking point right now.
I myself will simply have no time this summer to do it, otherwise
I would.

--David