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Big checkin of docs to resolve every
known outstanding doc bug! Yay release. Still many things to fix. Aren't there always?
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-> For many years, defect-tracking software has remained principally the domain
- of large software development houses. Even then, most shops never bothered
- with bug-tracking software, and instead simply relied on shared lists and
- email to monitor the status of defects. This procedure is error-prone and
- tends to cause those bugs judged least significant by developers to be
+> For many years, defect-tracking software has remained
+ principally the domain of large software development houses.
+ Even then, most shops never bothered with bug-tracking software,
+ and instead simply relied on shared lists and email to monitor
+ the status of defects. This procedure is error-prone and tends
+ to cause those bugs judged least significant by developers to be
dropped or ignored.
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><P
-> These days, many companies are finding that integrated defect-tracking
- systems reduce downtime, increase productivity, and raise customer
- satisfaction with their systems. Along with full disclosure, an open
- bug-tracker allows manufacturers to keep in touch with their clients
- and resellers, to communicate about problems effectively throughout
- the data management chain. Many corporations have also discovered that
- defect-tracking helps reduce costs by providing IT support accountability,
- telephone support knowledge bases, and a common, well-understood system
- for accounting for unusual system or software issues.
+> These days, many companies are finding that integrated
+ defect-tracking systems reduce downtime, increase productivity,
+ and raise customer satisfaction with their systems. Along with
+ full disclosure, an open bug-tracker allows manufacturers to
+ keep in touch with their clients and resellers, to communicate
+ about problems effectively throughout the data management chain.
+ Many corporations have also discovered that defect-tracking
+ helps reduce costs by providing IT support accountability,
+ telephone support knowledge bases, and a common, well-understood
+ system for accounting for unusual system or software issues.
</P
><P
> But why should <EM
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> use Bugzilla?
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><P
-> Bugzilla is very adaptable to various situations. Known uses currently
- include IT support queues, Systems Administration deployment management,
- chip design and development problem tracking (both pre-and-post fabrication),
- and software and hardware bug tracking for luminaries such as Redhat, Loki software,
- Linux-Mandrake, and VA Systems. Combined with systems such as CVS, Bonsai,
- or Perforce SCM, Bugzilla provides a powerful, easy-to-use solution to
- configuration management and replication problems
+> Bugzilla is very adaptable to various situations. Known uses
+ currently include IT support queues, Systems Administration
+ deployment management, chip design and development problem
+ tracking (both pre-and-post fabrication), and software and
+ hardware bug tracking for luminaries such as Redhat, Loki
+ software, Linux-Mandrake, and VA Systems. Combined with systems
+ such as CVS, Bonsai, or Perforce SCM, Bugzilla provides a
+ powerful, easy-to-use solution to configuration management and
+ replication problems
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><P
-> Bugzilla can dramatically increase the productivity and accountability
- of individual employees by providing a documented workflow and positive
- feedback for good performance. How many times do you wake up in the
- morning, remembering that you were supposed to do *something* today,
- but you just can't quite remember? Put it in Bugzilla, and you have a record
- of it from which you can extrapolate milestones, predict product versions
- for integration, and by using Bugzilla's e-mail integration features
- be able to follow the discussion trail that led to critical decisions.
+> Bugzilla can dramatically increase the productivity and
+ accountability of individual employees by providing a documented
+ workflow and positive feedback for good performance. How many
+ times do you wake up in the morning, remembering that you were
+ supposed to do <EM
+>something</EM
+> today, but you
+ just can't quite remember? Put it in Bugzilla, and you have a
+ record of it from which you can extrapolate milestones, predict
+ product versions for integration, and by using Bugzilla's e-mail
+ integration features be able to follow the discussion trail that
+ led to critical decisions.
</P
><P
-> Ultimately, Bugzilla puts the power in your hands to improve your value
- to your employer or business while providing a usable framework for your natural
- attention to detail and knowledge store to flourish.
+> Ultimately, Bugzilla puts the power in your hands to improve
+ your value to your employer or business while providing a usable
+ framework for your natural attention to detail and knowledge
+ store to flourish.
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