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'''Stopper''', '''Blocker''', '''Showstopper''', '''Release Stopper''', '''Release Blocker''' or however you want to call it. These [[bug]]s/[[issue]]s are most critical, because the release can be stopped until it is fixed. The result can be a delay of one or more weeks for a release.
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#REDIRECT [[Showstopper]]
 
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==Meaning==
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In the past '''Stopper''' issues were reported on Release Candidates only. This was changed until
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==Criteria for a '''Stopper''' issue==
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* it is a regression in main functionality
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* it is a crash in main functionality
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* it is a freeze or loop in main functionality
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* it is a security issue
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* it is a privacy issue
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* it is a data loss
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==Samples for a '''Stopper''' issue==
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* OOo isn't installable on one or more systems
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* an OOo application cannot be started
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* OOo crashes when common documents are saved/loaded
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* general functionality is broken from one build to the next one
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All these issues have to be reproducible by a developer. Without reproducible scenario it isn't possible for a developer to find the root cause and the bug cannot be fixed. 
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==What isn't a '''Stopper''' issue==
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==How to promote a Stopper issue==
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When you found a [[bug]], which you want to promote as '''Stopper''' you have to submit it in [[IssueTracker]] first. If you have an issue number you have to write a mail to releases@openoffice.org. (Please register at this mailing list first to get answers for your mail directly.)
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