On Jan 3, 2008 1:58 PM, John Poelstra <poelstra@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stephen John Smoogen said the following on 01/03/2008 12:47 PM Pacific Time: > > On Jan 3, 2008 8:35 AM, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: > >>>>>>>> "RS" == Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>> RS> The fact that bugz.fp.o is separate instead of being part of > >>> RS> bugzilla to me, indicates that we have a problem. > >>> > >>> I'm having trouble understanding how a quick interface to a few set > >>> queries is a problem. Surely it's a good thing that bugzilla lets us > >>> do this. > >> Enhancements like this should be part of bugzilla and not a separate > >> interface. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/rpm can be modified to do this. > >> The reason why we don't it is because pretty much nobody in Fedora has > >> access to that bugzilla instance to make improvements that benefit Fedora. > >> > > > > Uhm only if the changes don't break the accounting and other legal > > processes that might be in Bugzilla because of SOX legal requirements > > and such. You cant just hack around with bugzilla.redhat.com as it is > > part of the company that makes money to pay for the rest of the toys. > > > > > > SOX and Bugzilla??? There are accounting and legal processes in bugzilla? > > Please send a link to the SOX reg where this is outlined. > > Maybe I should go back to being a CPA :) > I do not know if there are not in Bugzilla.. sorry about not saying 'maybe'. I do remember that when SOX was getting rolled out, there had to be a lot of changes into the entire Red Hat build system to meet various tracking changes through the life of it etc. I thought someone mentioned that covered bugzilla too.. but hey I am getting my info via virtual beers that come due the next time I am in NC. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board