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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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− | ==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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− | *
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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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Latest revision as of 12:46, 29 October 2009