Feature Request: More customizable terms

[Christian Robottom Reis]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 10:31:22AM -0600, Shane H. W. Travis wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 04:20:25PM +0100, Andreas Höfler wrote:
> > >    At our location such wishes had the effect that we renamed
> > >    Product -> Team
> > >    Component -> Component
> > >    Version -> Project
> > >    Milestone -> Iteration
> > >    Severity -> Task Type
> > >    Platform -> PM Type
> > >    OS -> Dev Type
> > >
> >
> > Feel free to submit patches; following the terms.Bugzilla example should
> > prove quite trivial.
> 
> I'm surprised to hear you suggesting this, Christian, given your previously
> elucidated comments on bug 218746 (Terms "Product" and "Component" should be
> templatized).

That wasn't me. It was my evil alter ego. He denies patches in the wee
hours when nobody is awake to complain about them.

> In that case, Marc Schumann did *exactly* what you're suggesting; he did the
> work, and made a patch to put Product and Component into terms. Result? You,
> gerv, and Joel smacked him down, gave him an r- on his patch, ignored the
> updated patch that addressed the (valid) concerns, and marked the whole
> thing RESOLVED WONTFIX.

Seriously, here, the above email was sent off a bit off-handedly; I
could have said it's something that might not be accepted in the core. I
can remember participating in the discussion, and at the time I
concurred it was a slippery slope (and isn't it? Have you tried
maintaining templates where all phrases are put together dynamically
from bits in terms?). I am open to changing my mind if enough people and
rationale is provided to justify this. 

It's a bit unfair to suggest a patch of that magnitude however given the
potential it has for bitrot; I apologize for it.

> Given that the expressly held attitude (of Those Who Can Deny Patches,
> anyway) on the templatization of any term other than 'bug' seems to be
> 'this far, and no further'... 

Why do I get the feeling you think I'm Not On Your Side? 

(Maybe it's because I didn't answer your long email you sent a few moons
ago. I've been meaning to; it's not that, I just suck at processing my INBOX.)

Take care,
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