Stalled custom field development

[Jason Remillard]

Hi,

First, I assume that all of the work on this is here.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91037

This bug has been open since 2001, 35+ patches, and 275 comments and No 
decision on the schema. Come on, it not that hard. Can you say....

Analysis Paralysis - http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?AnalysisParalysis
Design By Committee - http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?DesignByCommittee

or maybe even a little ....

Not Invented Here - http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?NotInventedHere

The db schema question needs to be settled so this entire mess can move 
forward. I don't understand the fuss when you can buy a 64 bit cpu, 4 
gigs of memory, and gig Ethernet for 3600 dollars. That is 13k of memory 
per bug on a db with 300,000 bugs. You can go to 8 Gigs for 4300 dollars.

Second, Why are custom fields not on the road map?

http://www.bugzilla.org/status/roadmap.html

If this is never going to land, you guys should say that so you stop 
wasting peoples time.

Dave (aka the Project Leader), you did a post on 1/30 promising to deal 
with this. I have looked through the archive and did not see your follow up.

So I think it would be a huge step forward to decide on the following.

1. Road map?
2. Target release?
3. DB Schema?

This stuff has been debated to death already. It is time for a decision.

Thanks
Jason.


Sean McAfee wrote:
> I really hate that I have to keep harping on this, but...
> 
> Despite my best efforts, the custom fields discussion has stalled yet again.
> What is it going to take to make some real progress?
> 
> There's a good chance I'll be losing my job next week, and it's hard to see
> myself maintaining an interest in the issue if there's not some degree of
> momentum going.  (I may lose interest in any event, depending on the new
> demands on my time.)
> 
> 
> --Sean
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