How about finally replacing GNATS? (was Re: FreeBSD problems and preliminary ways to solve)

[Garrett Cooper]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Pedro F. Giffuni <giffunip at tutopia.com> wrote:
> Hmm...
>
> I will admit quite frankly that the difference is not huge,
> and perhaps that's the reason why it hasn't been done
> before, but our bug reporting system is quite outdated.
> It works for most needs but I think the only reason
> we are stuck with it is because we can still file bugs
> from a console.
>
> I know this is not the first time someone brings the
> subject, we even have a Wiki page about it:
>
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/Bugzilla
>
> I do find Bugzilla a lot more useful than GNATS: I
> particularly like that it is possible to obsolete
> attachments. Requiring an id serves to control the spam
> a bit and develops some level of compromise with the
> project.
>
> In other projects (notably the Apache Foundation)
> JIRA is also gaining popularity. These newer bug
> tracking systems are very versatile and integrate
> with SVN.
>
> While here, some people have requested opengrok in
> the past.
>
> Just something to think, but delaying these changes
> too much rarely proves beneficial for the Project.

There's also Trac as well, which has limited integration with some
VCEs from what I've seen.
Thanks,
-Garrett