Remove/ Archive Obsolete or Disabled Bugzilla Product/Components

[Ben Cooksley]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 7:31 AM <christoph at cullmann.io> wrote:

> On 2023-12-18 19:14, Ben Cooksley wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM Shubham Arora
> > <shubhamarora at protonmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ben,
> >>
> >> Nate suggested on matrix that we can move inactive components to a
> >> "Archived" project. This way they will not be visible under original
> >> project. Also is it possible to move the inactive projects further
> >> down the list.
> >
> > That is quite a bit of work, as you can't really move inactive
> > components - you have to recreate them in their new home then move all
> > the bugs over and finally delete the original inactive component.
> > Bugzilla controls the sort order once again, so you can't control the
> > sorting of projects except by renaming them to something that starts
> > with a Z.
>
> Hi,
>
> would that make anything better btw.? Disabled components should be
> invisible for bug
> reporting, I don't think they hurt anyone.
>

It would bury them from the Bugzilla searches and other places that allow
viewing bugs vs. entering them.
But you are correct that it doesn't really help much - and would actually
harm the Dr Konqi experience for people still using the old versions of
those applications as it won't tell them that it is no longer open for bug
reporting.


>
> Greetings
> Christoph
>
>
Cheers,
Ben
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