Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect
Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of
outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking
software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla
has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has
quickly become a favorite of hundreds of organizations across the globe.
What Does Bugzilla Do?
- Track bugs and code changes
- Communicate with teammates
- Submit and review patches
- Manage quality assurance (QA)
Bugzilla can help you get a handle on the software development process.
Successful projects often are the result of successful organization and
communication. Bugzilla is a powerful tool that will help your team get
organized and communicate effectively.
Systems", or, more commonly, "Bug-Tracking Systems". Defect Tracking
Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of
outstanding bugs in their product effectively.
Bugzilla has matured immensely, and now boasts many advanced features.
These include:
- integrated, product-based granular security schema
- inter-bug dependencies and dependency graphing
- advanced reporting capabilities
- a robust, stable RDBMS back-end
- extensive configurability
- a very well-understood and well-thought-out natural bug resolution protocol
- email, XML, console, and HTTP APIs
- available integration with automated software configuration management
systems, including Perforce and CVS (through the Bugzilla email interface
and checkin/checkout scripts)
- too many more features to list
