Re: [omr-dev] GitHub Label Taxonomy?

["Keith Campbell" <keithc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What's the intended interpretation of 'beginner'? A task suitable for a beginner? An issue encountered by a beginner?

What sorts of things do you imagine it would be applied to? Issues? Merge requests?


Matthew Gaudet ---2017-01-26 13:45:20---Unfortunately, it seems that only committers can add labels. One label I really -really- want is a b

From: Matthew Gaudet <magaudet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: omr developer discussions <omr-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2017-01-26 13:45
Subject: Re: [omr-dev] GitHub Label Taxonomy?
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Unfortunately, it seems that only committers can add labels.

One label I really -really- want is a beginner label. I think that's an
important piece for new contributors.

On 10/5/2016 12:08 PM, Mark Stoodley wrote:
> You can add labels via the button next to the search text box when you go to
> the issues or pull requests "tab" in the project. Not sure if that's only
> leads or if anyone can create a new label.
>
> The pre-canned list is:
>         bug, duplicate, enhancement, help wanted, invalid, question
>
> I like most of the ones on Robert's list, but I think the pre-canned
> ones are
> also useful, so let's not get rid of them. Robert, what's the difference
> between a feature and an enhancement? To capture features that might
> make the
> project worse :) ?
>
> How about we have:
>         Type: bug, duplicate, enhancement, help wanted, invalid,
> question, discussion
>         Component: port, thread, gc, compiler, ??
>         Architecture: arm32, x86, power, z
>         OS: linux, osx, windows, ...?
>
> Maybe better to use the pieces from our build specs to create the Arch
> and OS variations?
>
> We may want to eventually create some broader categories to help organize
> things, but this seems like a good starter list to me.
>
> Does anyone have something particular they'd like to see in the initial
> list that's missing above?
>
> --mark
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Charlie Gracie <charlie.gracie@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:        omr developer discussions <omr-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:        2016/10/05 11:44 AM
> Subject:        Re: [omr-dev] GitHub Label Taxonomy?
> Sent by:        omr-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> I think it would be great to have all of these Labels available for Pull
> Requests and Issues.  Is the suggestion to label Issues and Pull
> Requests using the "Label" provided by GitHub, add the text manually to
> the title of Issues and Pull Requests when they are created or to add
> text to the commit message?
>
> Personally I would prefer if it was to just use the Label drop down box
> but I do not see any way to create our own labels. I will check with
> Mark to see if he can add them and if he can not we can likely get the
> Eclipse team to add them for us.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Robert Young <_rwy0717@gmail.com_
> <mailto:rwy0717@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> My list looks like this:
>
> * Bug
> * Doc
> * Test
>
> * Compiler
> * GC
> * Port
> * Thread
> * Beginner
>
> And maybe:
>
> * Feature
> * Enhancement
> * Discussion
>
> And maybe maybe some arch or OS labels.
>
> -Robert
>
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