Bug #42281 Wrong link "see definitions" for Severity

• Submitted: 22 Jan 21:21
• Modified: 22 Jan 21:39
• Reporter: Marko Mäkelä
• Status: Verified
• Category: bugs.mysql.com
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• OS: Any
• Triage: Needs Triage: D3 (Medium)

[22 Jan 21:21] Marko Mäkelä

Description:
The link "see definitions" points to the document
http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/supportpolicies/policies-11.html, which is currently
titled "Definitions of Support Components".

A closer match would be http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/supportpolicies/policies-12.html
"Definitions of Severity Levels". However, even that document does not define bug
severities (S1 through S5) but the severity of support issues (1 to 4).

How to repeat:
Visit the link "see definitions" next to the "Severity" field in the bug report form at
http://bugs.mysql.com/report.php. Also visit the two links in the description of this
bug.

Suggested fix:
Write a document that defines the bug severity levels S1 through S5 and make the link
point to that document. Maybe host that document at bugs.mysql.com, so that the link
won't be changed again. See Bug #8601, Bug #25069, Bug #8903, Bug #10137.

[22 Jan 21:39] Sveta Smirnova

Thank you for the report.

Verified as described. To repeat turn JavaScript off, then click on "see definitions".
With JavaScript enabled correct definitions can be seen.

[22 Jan 22:45] Marko Mäkelä

Thanks, Sveta. Javascript is enabled in my browser (Debian Iceweasel 2.0 a.k.a. Mozilla
Firefox 2.0), but I middle-clicked on the link to open it in a different tab.