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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-19 01:47:29 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-19 01:47:29 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/bug-mgmt/guides/bug-types.rst b/docs/bug-mgmt/guides/bug-types.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3626336de1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/bug-mgmt/guides/bug-types.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Bug Types +========= + +We organize bugs by type to make it easier to make triage decisions, get +the bug to the right person to make a decision, and understand release +quality. + +- **Defect** regression, crash, hang, security vulnerability and any + other reported issue +- **Enhancement** new feature, improvement in UI, performance, etc. and + any other request for user-facing enhancements to the product, not + engineering changes +- **Task** refactoring, removal, replacement, enabling or disabling of + functionality and any other engineering task + +All bug types need triage decisions. Engineering :ref:`triages defects and +tasks <Triage for Bugzilla>`. Product management :ref:`triages +enhancements <New Feature Triage>`. + +It’s important to distinguish an enhancement from other types because +they use different triage queues. + +Distinguishing between defects and tasks is important because we want to +understand code quality and reduce the number of defects we introduce as +we work on new features and fix existing defects. + +When triaging, a task can be as important as a defect. A behind the +scenes change to how a thread is handled can affect performance as seen +by a user. |