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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. Since OOo 3.2 this was changed. Since OOo 3.2 there is a general phase to promote '''Stopper''' issues. When the release code-line is split (branched off) from the general development code-line (DEV300) this phase starts. Only '''Stopper''' issues are excepted by the Release Manager for integration into the release code-line. This is needed to stabilize the version until the release. It isn't allowed to make bigger changes, where the risk isn't clear and which aren't explicit needed for the release.
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==Criteria for a '''Stopper''' issue==
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* it is a [[WikiPedia:Software_regression|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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* it is a build breaker on one or more of the generally supported platforms
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* it is an important usability issue in [[Accessibility]] (A11Y)
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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 another
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* ODF validation problem
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* a supported API is broken from one build to another
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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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* general fixes for unimportant bugs
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* general code clearing up
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* general features or enhancements
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==How to promote/nominate a '''Stopper''' issue==
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When you found a [[bug]], which you want to promote as '''Stopper''' you have to do ...
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* submit an [[Issue]] in [[IssueTracker]] first
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* write a mail to releases@openoffice.org
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** please register at [http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html this mailing list] first to get answers for your mail directly
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** the mail should include
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*** the issue ID - best with direct link -
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*** a short summary
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*** information why you want to promote this issue
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*** title should be similar to : "nominate/promote 'issueID' as stopper for 'release name'"
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* within the next 1-3 days you will get an exception or a rejection via mail from a [[Release Manager]]
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* if you are not sure if your bug is a '''Stopper''' or not, you can ask on the mailing list too
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[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 29 October 2009

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