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->Why Should We Use Bugzilla?</TITLE
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->2.2. Why Should We Use Bugzilla?</H1
+>2.3. Why use Bugzilla?</H1
><P
->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.</P
+>Bugzilla boasts many advanced features. These include:
+ <P
+></P
+><UL
+><LI
><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.</P
+>Powerful searching</P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
->But why should
- <EM
->you</EM
+>User-configurable email notifications of bug changes</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Full change history</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Inter-bug dependency tracking and graphing</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Excellent attachment management</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Integrated, product-based, granular security schema</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Fully security-audited, and runs under Perl's taint mode</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>A robust, stable RDBMS back-end</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Web, XML, email and console interfaces</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Completely customisable and/or localisable web user
+ interface</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Extensive configurability</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>Smooth upgrade pathway between versions</P
+></LI
+></UL
>
-
- use Bugzilla?</P
+ </P
><P
>Bugzilla is very adaptable to various situations. Known uses
currently include IT support queues, Systems Administration deployment
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>, Bugzilla
provides a powerful, easy-to-use solution to configuration management and
replication problems.</P
-><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
- <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 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.</P
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