Re: [Tools-discuss] Re: Pointers to Issue Trackers

[Brian E Carpenter <brc at zurich.ibm.com>]

James Kempf wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elwyn Davies" <elwynd at dial.pipex.com>
> To: "Tools Team Discussion" <tools-discuss at ietf.org>
> Cc: <wgchairs at ietf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 8:20 AM
> Subject: Pointers to Issue Trackers
>
>
> > Many drafts now have associated issue trackers but there is no 
> > consistent way of finding out where the issue tracker for a given 
> > draft is located.
> > For example, I have just had occasion to make a comment about an issue 
> > in the ipr wg which I don't normally contribute to.  Those involved 
> > are suggesting putting the issue into the tracker but I can't easily 
> > cross check what happens without either bothering somebody or delving 
> > back through the mailing list where I might find a reference.
> >
> > Two suggestions:
> > - If a draft has an issue tracker, put a pointer to it into the draft 
> > (a standard place/form would help the next suggestion)
> > - If possible, add a pointer to the issue tracker to the information 
> > page in the I-D database entry for the draft.
>
> Why can't this be put on the WG charter Web page?
>
> At some point, it seems like these additional tools/Web pages which are 
> "unofficial" need to start getting folded into the "official" IETF pages 
> for working groups.

I think the most practical approach would be for the charter page
for the foobar WG to contain a pointer to http://tools.ietf.org/wg/foobar

It will always be quicker to get new things into the tools server
than into the secretariat system.

    Brian

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