[csw-maintainers] Mantis privileges elevated to allow for easier cross-package collaboration

[Sebastian Kayser]

Peter FELECAN wrote on 05.04.2010 15:02:
> Sebastian Kayser <skayser at opencsw.org> writes:
> 
>> as discussed in [1] I have finally elevated the global privileges for
>> all maintainers in Mantis to DEVELOPER. This means, everyone should now
>> be able to do everyday work on bugs (like moving or assigning) for _all_
>> packages, not just the ones which one specifically owns.
>>
>> Questions or anything not working as expected? Please let me know.
>>
>> Sebastian
>>
>> [1]http://lists.opencsw.org/pipermail/maintainers/2010-January/011158.html
> 
> And this answers to what requirement(s)?

Is this a sincere question (not quite sure, your mails seemed to have a
touch of irony/sarcasm lately)?

It just makes working on/with bugs easier for maintainers. Bugs against
orphaned packages can now be worked on before you officially
release/adopt the package. If you mis-file a bug against the wrong
package (like it happened with multiple tabs and the Mantis cookie
mechanism of tracking the currently active project) you can move it
yourself, without calling upon an administrator. In the end it gives
everyone a bit more flexibility.

> Strangely, the assignment was not a feature available for a "developer"
> in the messages that you refer but now it changes?

The key in Roger's message was "if I remember". As it stands, developers
can assign bugs out of the box, no change required.

Sebastian