[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Bug Squashing Days

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I raised this idea on the list as part of another discussion thread -  
http://georgialibraries.markmail.org/thread/icddmsl7jf5lxb72. When I  
didn't receive any feedback from developers, I was planning to let the  
idea go, but seeing that I have an outstanding action item for today's  
developers meeting to discuss this idea on the list, I figured I would  
give the idea another try in its own discussion thread.

I would like to propose the idea of scheduling regular bug squashing days.

I think it would be  good way to encourage contributors to spend one  
day where they focus on fixing bugs. Perhaps we could incorporate  
other community activities (e.g. documentation fixes) into the day.  
The idea came from Koha's global bug squashing days -  
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Category:Global_bug_squashing_days.

We could designate one day where contributors are committed to  
submitting code to fix bugs, reviewing bugs, signing off on the fixes,  
etc. Koha even provided sandboxes for people who do not have access to  
a testing server, but are interested in testing fixes. I think this  
would be a great way to encourage more people to get involved in the  
process.

Anyway, I'm just throwing the idea out there to see if there is any  
interest in pulling something like this together for the Evergreen  
community.

Thanks!
Kathy