[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Bug Squashing Days

[Justin Hopkins]

Also loving this idea. +1
Justin

On 10/15/13 11:47 AM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
> 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