bug resolution and foreign keys

[Craig]

Max Kanat-Alexander wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:30:39 -0700 Craig <craig5 at pobox.com> wrote:
>> Some of the fields cannot be changed.
> 
> 	That's because the code requires those specific names and
> checks for them.

Does that make "complete" localization difficult/impossible?

What about a column for "display_name" (or whatever)? That would allow 
the data actually displayed on the web page to change, but most of the 
code would remain the same.

I'm thinking that changing the code to look for "resolution.id = 7" (vs. 
"resolution.value = 'DUPLICATE'") makes it more difficult to 
read/understand.

But, "just adding a column" can lead to a "rat's nest" down the road.