[Python-Dev] Old Python version categories in Bug Tracker

[Josiah Carlson]

"Fred L. Drake, Jr." <fdrake at acm.org> wrote:
> 
> On Monday 30 May 2005 17:06, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>  > There's no harm in having these surface.  If the category is accurate,
>  > let's use it.  If the bug is out of date, we can mark it as such and
>  > close it.
> 
> While we can't (and shouldn't) delete categories, we can change the text used 
> to describe them.  So "Python 2.2.2" can become "Python 2.2.2 
> (unmaintained)".  Whether this is desirable or not, I'm not sure.

One can also create a new group for "really old stuff", place a comment
that describes the original group (something like "PreviousGroup..."),
then when closing/wont fix/etc., move the object into the new group.

Then we can rename/reuse those 2.1 and 2.2 categories as desired.

If one wants to search for items that used to be in some group, one
can use the search functionality of sourceforge.


Pain in the rear, but it is a solution to the 'problem' of having 2.1
and 2.2 groups.

 - Josiah

P.S. I personally wouldn't do this; I would rename as Fred suggests.