[Tracker-discuss] Ready for Prime Time?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Erik Forsberg schrieb:
> * Do we need a public beta period to allow people not on this list to
>   test the tracker?
> 
>   In my opinion, we should avoid this as I'm afraid it will to lots of
>   issues that are seen as showstoppers by people. Better handle these
>   problems as they come - after all, this tracker is supposed to be
>   much better than the current tracker, so we should start using it
>   ASAP.

I think there should be a beta period. I understand you want to see
this done, but I still think people should be given a chance to object.
They don't to be given too much time (e.g. two weeks), and issues
can be dismissed as non-showstoppers easily. However, if real
showstoppers are detected, I'd like to know before.

As for showstoppers: it seems that the machine is down at
the moment (Jan 29, 20:07 GMT), no?

> * What kind of documentation needs to be written? And who volunteers
>   to do it? :-)

The following pages refer to SF currently:

http://docs.python.org/lib/reporting-bugs.html
http://docs.python.org/api/reporting-bugs.html
[this is the 2.5 documentation; SF is referenced in every version
 of the manual, both online and installed]
http://www.python.org/search/
[link to SF search page]
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#how-do-i-submit-bug-reports-and-patches-for-python
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/it/general/#come-posso-segnalare-l-esistenza-di-bug-e-patch-per-python
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/es/general/#c-mo-env-o-reportes-de-error-y-parches-para-python
http://www.python.org/download/
[link to bug manager, patch manager]
http://www.python.org/dev/patches/
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/
[--- many more PEPs ---]
http://www.python.org/dev/
http://www.python.org/about/help/

Regards,
Martin