GitHub stale bot considered harmful

Re:GitHub stale bot considered harmful by amitkgupta84 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @09:44AM (#29000291)

Feels like GitHub issues needs states other than Open or Closed. How about:

Resolved - issue has been fixed/addressed

Won’t Resolve - addressing the issue is not aligned with the direction of the project; it is not and will not be resolved

Paused - issue is valid but no one is continuing to discuss it, explore it, or work on it at this time; someone can resume the issue if they have new data or ideas.

Maybe issues aren’t just “tasks” but they’re part of your work, and you need some tools to prioritize your work and help communicate to yourself and others what you’re focusing on and what state things are in.

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Re:GitHub stale bot considered harmful by joshuaavalon on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @09:48AM (#29000326)

GitHub issues have labels. You can add "Resolved", "Won’t Resolve", "Paused" as you like.

Many large repositories use labels to show the state of the issue. You do not need to rely on open or closed.

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Re:GitHub stale bot considered harmful by amitkgupta84 on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:10PM (#29027702)

Of course, but I think there’s a benefit to having these be first class states rather than just labels.

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