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*According to the dictionary  
*According to the dictionary  
''
*# ''copied exactly from an original
# copied exactly from an original
*# identical
# identical
*# existing as a pair or in pairs; twofold''
# existing as a pair or in pairs; twofold''
*According to [https://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-3.6-branch/page.cgi?id=fields.html#status bugzilla]
*According to [https://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-3.6-branch/page.cgi?id=fields.html#status bugzilla]
''The problem is a duplicate of an existing bug. Marking a bug duplicate requires the bug# of the duplicating bug and will at least put that bug number in the description field.''
''The problem is a duplicate of an existing bug. Marking a bug duplicate requires the bug# of the duplicating bug and will at least put that bug number in the description field.''


According to the same bugzilla a gross '''40%''' of bugs end up being duplicates.  
Bugzilla statistics say that '''40%''' of bugs end up being duplicates.  


The goal of this workshop is to exchange on technique, tips and tricks on how to find and deal with duplicates. It should help :
The goal of this workshop is to exchange on technique, tips and tricks on how to find and deal with duplicates. It should help :
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= users =
= users =


If they go through the trouble, of reading this, they'll be able to find bugs before filling them.
We want careful users to be able to find bugs they need to follow instead of entering new ones that will end up being marked as duplicate. We also think that with proper documentation it would make it easier to sign up to find and hunt duplicates.


= Devs and Bugzilla contributors =
= Devs and Bugzilla contributors =


We should be able to use the dupme whiteboard status more efficiently, and we could use a few more contributors just with the dupme queries.
We should be able to use the dupme whiteboard status more efficiently. With a better documentation , people that are already contributing to the bugzilla maintaining effort may become more efficient. And as written above one of the objectives is to be able to have more people finding dups.  
 
== Organization ==
 


http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/aziJgEK3MP
http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/aziJgEK3MP

Revision as of 07:38, 25 October 2010

Duplicates a little definition :

  • According to the dictionary
    1. copied exactly from an original
    2. identical
    3. existing as a pair or in pairs; twofold
  • According to bugzilla

The problem is a duplicate of an existing bug. Marking a bug duplicate requires the bug# of the duplicating bug and will at least put that bug number in the description field.

Bugzilla statistics say that 40% of bugs end up being duplicates.

The goal of this workshop is to exchange on technique, tips and tricks on how to find and deal with duplicates. It should help :

users

We want careful users to be able to find bugs they need to follow instead of entering new ones that will end up being marked as duplicate. We also think that with proper documentation it would make it easier to sign up to find and hunt duplicates.

Devs and Bugzilla contributors

We should be able to use the dupme whiteboard status more efficiently. With a better documentation , people that are already contributing to the bugzilla maintaining effort may become more efficient. And as written above one of the objectives is to be able to have more people finding dups.

Organization

http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/aziJgEK3MP