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Date:      Tue, 3 Jun 2014 22:59:54 +0200
From:      Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org>
To:        Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
Cc:        "marino@freebsd.org" <marino@freebsd.org>, Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>, "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Stephen Hurd <shurd@sasktel.net>
Subject:   Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD bug tracking moves from GNATS to Bugzilla
Message-ID:  <8AA446B2-A698-4DE9-B37C-F4DE31404F77@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxg=wcZFzpOTYnVXuM8STdJGMdBOAjA1_qYhmeVnfUhWDzQ@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <92E4FB10-DDC8-4B3E-9242-4E8494491630@FreeBSD.org> <538DBAEC.5060905@gmail.com> <538E2924.3090002@gmx.de> <538E2AC9.7010309@sasktel.net> <538E32E5.5040400@marino.st> <9D835692-C9A7-42B3-B514-2382C47ABD4F@freebsd.org> <CAF6rxg=wcZFzpOTYnVXuM8STdJGMdBOAjA1_qYhmeVnfUhWDzQ@mail.gmail.com>

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> On 03 Jun 2014, at 22:52, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote:
>=20
>> On 3 June 2014 13:51, Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>=20
>>=20
>>>> On 03 Jun 2014, at 22:41, John Marino <freebsd.contact@marino.st> wrote=
:
>>>>=20
>>>>> On 6/3/2014 22:06, Stephen Hurd wrote:
>>>>> Matthias Andree wrote:
>>>>> Surely there may be valid and sometimes useful comments by people who
>>>>> aren't the original reporter, but for the common case that the bug
>>>>> evolves into a discussion between a developer and a reporter having a
>>>>> valid BIDIRECTIONAL communications channel up front helps a lot.
>>>>=20
>>>> I would venture that docs bugs and certain classes of website bugs
>>>> rarely have communications.  For example:
>>>>=20
>>>> Those bugs would simply not have been submitted if I had to create an
>>>> account first.
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> If the submitter's interest in getting the bug known in order to be
>>> fixed exceeds the distaste for registration, then yes, the report would
>>> still get submitted.  (For example, if that person *really* wants to
>>> access FreeBSD forums via IPv6 and nobody knows it's busted, they would
>>> probably bite the bullet).
>>=20
>> Ah, is that the reason why I had so many issues with it lately?
>=20
> Duno.  If you can, please file a bug and let us know :)

Will test later from my home line...

>=20
>=20
>> Could bugzilla maybe allow email verified submissions without an account?=
 So you report a bug with your email address and have to click verify in an e=
mail response to get it to a state people will look at it. That would elimin=
ate the whole "oh no, one more account/password" hassle, but reduce spam and=
 lack of working back channels.
>=20
> See above:
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D
> To preempt the next question: why don't we allow users to submit via
> email but verify with a token?   That system isn't possible with how
> the gateway is set up now.  Its a long term possability.  If someone
> wants to help set that up please contact me offline (at bugmeister@).
> =3D=3D=3D

Well, I didn't mean *via* email, but specifying a valid email address in a w=
eb form. This could be done using the old web form on freebsd.org and using a=
n email verification loop that holds submissions outside of bugzilla until t=
he verification link has been clicked. I don't know any details of the curre=
nt setup, but I would assume this is quite doable.

>=20
> --=20
> Eitan Adler
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