Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

[Donna McManus <donna -dot- mcmanus -at- gmail -dot- com>]

This is getting entirely enteretaisting. (My made up word:
entertaining + interesting combined.)

If  I have the time, I'll get a list of all the varying suggestions
I'm getting. Would be a good comparative look at how individuals
interpret language! All so far have been great suggestions, but I
there's a proverb or old wive's tale that says "be careful what you
ask for!" I have received many, many responses from several areas and
am surprised at the range of interpretations.



On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> Here's my take on it :)
>
> On Wednesday, September 01, 2010, Donna McManus wrote:
>
>> I'm flummoxed trying to define these terms in the context of
>> "severity" for bug reporting:
>
>> Minor
>
> Small change. Fix before release if minimal code is affected
>
>> Feature
>
> New feature request.
>
>> Trivial
>
> Nuisance bug. Fix whenever convenient.
>
>> Text
>
> Documentation?
>
>> Tweak
>
> An odd one indeed :) ÂSmall change. Not really a bug. Fix when convenient.
>
>> Major
>
> Signiciant bug. Fix before release unless risk of fixing is greater than risk of bug.
>
>> Crash
>
> Self explanatory :) ÂCrash, but not necessarily a show stopper.
>
>> Block
>
> Catastrophic bug. Stops all operation of software; could include loss of data. Software can't
> ship in this state.
>
> 2 cents,
>
> Dana W.
>
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