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><B
>.htaccess</B
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><A
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>A</A
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><DL
><DT
><B
>There are no entries for A</B
></DT
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><P
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><H1
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><A
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>B</A
></H1
><DL
><DT
><B
>Bug</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>	    A <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Bug"</SPAN
> in Bugzilla refers to an issue
	    entered into the database which has an associated number,
	    assignments, comments, etc. Some also refer to a
	    <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"tickets"</SPAN
> or <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"issues"</SPAN
>; in the
	    context of Bugzilla, they are synonymous.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Bug Number</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>	    Each Bugzilla Bug is assigned a number that uniquely
	    identifies that Bug.  The Bug associated with a Bug Number
	    can be pulled up via a query, or easily from the very
	    front page by typing the number in the "Find" box.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Bug Life Cycle</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>A Bug has stages through which it must pass before
	    becoming a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"closed bug"</SPAN
>, including
	    acceptance, resolution, and verification.  The <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Bug
	      Life Cycle"</SPAN
> is moderately flexible according to
	    the needs of the organization using it, though.</P
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><H1
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><A
NAME="GLOSS_I"
>I</A
></H1
><DL
><DT
><A
NAME="GLOSS_INFINITELOOP"
><B
>Infinite Loop</B
></A
></DT
><DD
><P
>A loop of information that never ends; see recursion.</P
></DD
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><H1
CLASS="GLOSSDIV"
><A
NAME="GLOSS_P"
>P</A
></H1
><DL
><DT
><B
>Product</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>A Product is a broad category of types of bugs.  In
	    general, there are several Components to a Product.  A
	    Product also defines a default Group (used for Bug
	    Security) for all bugs entered into components beneath
	    it.</P
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><A
NAME="AEN2389"
></A
><P
><B
>Example 1. A Sample Product</B
></P
><P
>A company sells a software product called
	      <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"X"</SPAN
>.  They also maintain some older
	      software called <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Y"</SPAN
>, and have a secret
	      project <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Z"</SPAN
>.  An effective use of Products
	      might be to create Products <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"X"</SPAN
>,
	      <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Y"</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Z"</SPAN
>, each with Components
	      of User Interface, Database, and Business Logic.  They
	      might also change group permissions so that only those
	      people who are members of Group <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Z"</SPAN
> can see
	      components and bugs under Product
	      <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Z"</SPAN
>.</P
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><H1
CLASS="GLOSSDIV"
><A
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>Q</A
></H1
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><DT
><B
>QA</B
></DT
><DD
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"QA"</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Q/A"</SPAN
>, and
	    <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Q.A."</SPAN
> are short for <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Quality
	      Assurance"</SPAN
>.  In most large software development
	    organizations, there is a team devoted to ensuring the
	    product meets minimum standards before shipping.  This
	    team will also generally want to track the progress of
	    bugs over their life cycle, thus the need for the
	    <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"QA Contact"</SPAN
> field in a Bug.</P
></DD
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><H1
CLASS="GLOSSDIV"
><A
NAME="GLOSS_R"
>R</A
></H1
><DL
><DT
><B
>Recursion</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>The property of a function looking back at itself for
	    something.  <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"GNU"</SPAN
>, for instance, stands for
	    <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"GNU's Not UNIX"</SPAN
>, thus recursing upon itself
	    for definition.  For further clarity, see Infinite
	    Loop.</P
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><H1
CLASS="GLOSSDIV"
><A
NAME="GLOSS_Z"
>Z</A
></H1
><DL
><DT
><B
>Zarro Boogs Found</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>This is the cryptic response sent by Bugzilla when a
	    query returned no results.  It is just a goofy way of
	    saying "Zero Bugs Found".</P
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