I found a bolt-hole

I finally rented an office near home. The main things I needed were:

* an internet connection
* reasonable airconditioning and heating
* peace and quiet

The last item is why working at home isn't always as easy as one might imagine. And it's not just the kids!

~Matt

Names for Bug States

There is an interesting discussion going on over in a Bugzilla group about changing the default workflow (Open, Fixed, Closed etc) that comes with Bugzilla. My thoughts are that whatever they choose, everyone will want to change it to match their own thoughts on what states a bug should have.

What is really needed are some state names to guide users on how to use a workflow. So in the spirit of the day, I propose doing away with those vague and language-specific words such as "Open" and "Closed" and using integers instead. The first state that a bug starts in would be 0 (or perhaps 1 for non-engineering groups), then the next state should be 1, and then 2, and so on. Next, remove all transitions between states except to the next state and the possibly the previous state.

We now have a simple measure of the state of a bug, acceptable to all!