[Python-Dev] OS information, tags

[Steve Holden]

Brian Curtin wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 03:20, anatoly techtonik <techtonik at gmail.com
> <mailto:techtonik at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com
>     <mailto:ncoghlan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >>>            I am surprised to see that the bug-tracker
>     >>> doesn't have an OS classifier or ability to add
>     >>> tags ? Since a number of issues reported seem to
> 
>     Just to remind about my +1 for user editable tags.
> 
> 
> -sys.maxint on just about anything user editable except for the title or
> messages on an issue. I don't think user editable tags on an issue bring
> anything to the table except making it seem more "web 2.0". Searching
> user-generated tags would be a nightmare because you'd have to know
> every combination of some idea in order to get relevant results (e.g.,
> windows, windoze, window$, win32).
> 

Yes, tight vocabulary control will lead to more consistent classifications.

regards
 Steve
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