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diff --git a/docs/sgml/variants.sgml b/docs/sgml/variants.sgml index e69de29bb..d13b9ee8d 100644 --- a/docs/sgml/variants.sgml +++ b/docs/sgml/variants.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> + +<chapter id="variants"> + <title>Bugzilla Variants</title> + <note> + <para> + I <emphasis>know</emphasis> there are more variants than just RedHat Bugzilla out there. + Please help me get information about them, their project status, and benefits there + might be in using them or in using their code in main-tree Bugzilla. + </para> + </note> + + <section id="rhbugzilla"> + <title>Red Hat Bugzilla</title> + <para> + Red Hat Bugzilla is probably the most popular Bugzilla variant, aside from Mozilla Bugzilla, + on the planet. + One of the major benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla is the ability to work with Oracle as a + database, as well as MySQL. + Here's what Dave Lawrence had to say about the status of Red Hat Bugzilla, + <blockquote> + <literallayout> + Hello. I apologize that I am getting back to you so late. It has been difficult to keep +up with email this past week. I have checked out your updated documentation and I will +have to say very good work. A few notes and additions as follows. + +(ed: from the FAQ) +>For the record, we are not using any template type implementation for the cosmetic changes +>maded to Bugzilla. It is just alot of html changes in the code itself. I admit I may have +>gotten a little carried away with it but the corporate types asked for a more standardized +>interface to match up with other projects relating to Red Hat web sites. A lot of other web +>based internal tools I am working on also look like Bugzilla. + + +This should probably be changed since we are now in fact using Text::Template for most +of the html rendering. You actually state this later in your numbered list. + +Also number 6 contradicts number 8 where number 6 would be the most up to date status +on the Oracle port. + +Additional Information: +----------------------------- +1. Comments are now stored in varchar fields of 4k in size each. If the comment is more +than 4k it is broken up into chunks and given a sort number so each comment can be re +assembled in the correct order. This was done because originally I was storing the comments +in a long datatype which unfortunately cannot be indexed or joined with another table. This +cause the search of text within the long description to be disabled for a long time. That +is now working and is nto showing any noticeble performance hit that I can tell. + +2. Work is being started on internationalizing the Bugzilla source we have to allow our +Japanese customers to enter bug reports into a single bugzilla system. This will probably +be done by using the nvarchar data types supported by Oracle which allows storage of +double byte characters and also the use of the Accept-Language in the http header for +detection by Bugilla of which language to render. + +3. Of course even more cosmetic changes. It is difficult to keep up with the ever +changing faces of www.redhat.com. + +4. Some convenience enhancements in the administration utilities. And more integration +with other internal/external Red Hat web sites. + +I hope this information may prove helpful for your documentation. Please contact +me if you have any more question or I can do anything else. + +Regards + </literallayout> + </blockquote> + </para> + </section> +</chapter> +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag:t +sgml-shorttag:t +sgml-namecase-general:t +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:2 +sgml-indent-data:t +sgml-parent-document:nil +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:nil +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> |