Bug#779407: tracker.debian.org: suboptimal wording with patch/help action short descriptions
Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:32:35 +0100
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For anyone looking at fixing this, you should look into: * distro_tracker/vendor/debian/tracker_tasks.py * distro_tracker/vendor/debian/templates/debian/help-bugs-action-item.html * distro_tracker/vendor/debian/templates/debian/patch-bugs-action-item.html On Sat, 28 Feb 2015, Paul Wise wrote: > Assumes people know what a BTS is, "bug tracker" might be more familiar > to more people not familiar with Debian terminology. BTS is an <abbr> tag which expands to "Bug Tracking System" so it's not so bad really. But yes, we could replace it with "bug tracker". > Assumes people know what the help/patch tags of the Debian BTS mean, it > would be helpful for newcomers if the meaning was present instead. For the patch action item, I suggest to use a short description like this: > X bugs with a patch to review in the bug tracker For the long description, we might want to have string that looks like this: > The bug tracker contains patches fixing X bugs (Y if counting merged > bugs) that should be reviewed. > > If the patch is not good, a short explanation of why it can't be used > should be given and the patch tag should be dropped. If the patch is > good, it should be integrated in a new package release, with a changelog > entry closing the associated bug. We might want to add a link on "patch tag" pointing to https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#tags For the help action item, I suggest to use a short description like this: > X bugs are in need of external help For the long description: > The bug tracker contains X bugs tagged help, please consider helping the > maintainer in dealing with them. For a given bug, have a look at it, try to > reproduce it, provide any missing information, answer open question, > etc. If you have the required skills, prepare a patch and submit it in > the bug tracker. Cheers,