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<glossdiv>
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<title>0-9, high ascii</title>
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<glossterm>.htaccess</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Apache web server, and other NCSA-compliant web servers,
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observe the convention of using files in directories
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called <filename>.htaccess</filename> files. These
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restrict parameters of the web server. In Bugzilla, they
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are used to restrict access to certain files which would
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otherwise compromise your installation. For instance, the
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<filename>localconfig</filename> file contains the
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password to your database. If this information were
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generally available, and remote access to your database
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turned on, you risk corruption of your database by
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computer criminals or the curious.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_a">
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<title>A</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Apache</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>In this context, Apache is the web server most
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commonly used for serving up
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<glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> pages. Contrary to
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popular belief, the apache web server has nothing to do
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with the ancient and noble Native American tribe, but
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instead derived its name from the fact that it was
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<quote>a patchy</quote> version of the original
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<acronym>NCSA</acronym> world-wide-web server.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_b">
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<title>B</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Bug</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A <quote>Bug</quote> in Bugzilla refers to an issue
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entered into the database which has an associated number,
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assignments, comments, etc. Some also refer to a
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<quote>tickets</quote> or <quote>issues</quote>; in the
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context of Bugzilla, they are synonymous.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Bug Number</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Each Bugzilla Bug is assigned a number that uniquely
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identifies that Bug. The Bug associated with a Bug Number
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can be pulled up via a query, or easily from the very
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front page by typing the number in the "Find" box.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Bug Life Cycle</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>A Bug has stages through which it must pass before
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becoming a <quote>closed bug</quote>, including
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acceptance, resolution, and verification. The <quote>Bug
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Life Cycle</quote> is moderately flexible according to
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the needs of the organization using it, though.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Bugzilla is the industry-standard bug tracking system. It
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is quite popular among Open Source enthusiasts.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_c">
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<title></title>
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<glossentry id="gloss_component">
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<glossterm>Component</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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A Component is a subsection of a Product. It should be a
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narrow category, tailored to your organization. All
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Products must contain at least one Component (and, as a
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matter of fact, creating a Product with no Components will
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create an error in Bugzilla).
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry id="gloss_cpan">
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<glossterm><acronym>CPAN</acronym></glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para><acronym>CPAN</acronym> stands for the
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<quote>Comprehensive Perl Archive Network</quote>. CPAN
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maintains a large number of extremely useful
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<glossterm>Perl</glossterm> modules. By themselves, Perl
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modules generally do nothing, but when used as part of a
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larger program, they provide much-needed algorithms and
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functionality.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_d">
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<title>D</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>daemon</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>A daemon is a computer program which runs in the
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background. In general, most daemons are started at boot
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time via System V init scripts, or through RC scripts on
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BSD-based systems. <glossterm>mysqld</glossterm>, the
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MySQL server, and <glossterm>apache</glossterm>, a web
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server, are generally run as daemons.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_g">
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<title></title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Groups</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>The word <quote>Groups</quote> has a very special
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meaning to Bugzilla. Bugzilla's main security mechanism
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comes by lumping users into groups, and assigning those
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groups certain privileges to
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<glossterm>Products</glossterm> and
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<glossterm>Components</glossterm> in the
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<glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> database.</para>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_i">
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<title>I</title>
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<glossentry id="gloss_infiniteloop">
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<glossterm>Infinite Loop</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>A loop of information that never ends; see recursion.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_m">
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<title>M</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>mysqld</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>mysqld is the name of the
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<glossterm>daemon</glossterm> for the MySQL database. In
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general, it is invoked automatically through the use of
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the System V init scripts on GNU/Linux and AT&T System
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V-based systems, such as Solaris and HP/UX, or through the
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RC scripts on BSD-based systems.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_p">
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<title>P</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm id="gloss_product">Product</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>A Product is a broad category of types of bugs. In
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general, there are several Components to a Product. A
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Product also defines a default Group (used for Bug
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Security) for all bugs entered into components beneath
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it.</para>
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<example>
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<title>A Sample Product</title>
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<para>A company sells a software product called
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<quote>X</quote>. They also maintain some older
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software called <quote>Y</quote>, and have a secret
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project <quote>Z</quote>. An effective use of Products
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might be to create Products <quote>X</quote>,
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<quote>Y</quote>, <quote>Z</quote>, each with Components
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of User Interface, Database, and Business Logic. They
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might also change group permissions so that only those
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people who are members of Group <quote>Z</quote> can see
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components and bugs under Product
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<quote>Z</quote>.</para>
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</example>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Perl</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>First written by Larry Wall, Perl is a remarkable
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program language. It has the benefits of the flexibility
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of an interpreted scripting language (such as shell
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script), combined with the speed and power of a compiled
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language, such as C. <glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> is
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maintained in Perl.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_q">
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<title>Q</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>QA</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para><quote>QA</quote>, <quote>Q/A</quote>, and
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<quote>Q.A.</quote> are short for <quote>Quality
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Assurance</quote>. In most large software development
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organizations, there is a team devoted to ensuring the
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product meets minimum standards before shipping. This
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team will also generally want to track the progress of
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bugs over their life cycle, thus the need for the
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<quote>QA Contact</quote> field in a Bug.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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</glossdiv>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_r">
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<title>R</title>
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<glossentry id="gloss_recursion" xreflabel="Recursion">
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<glossterm>Recursion</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>The property of a function looking back at itself for
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something. <quote>GNU</quote>, for instance, stands for
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<quote>GNU's Not UNIX</quote>, thus recursing upon itself
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for definition. For further clarity, see Infinite
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Loop.</para>
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</glossdef>
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</glossentry>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_s">
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<title>S</title>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm><acronym>SGML</acronym></glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para><acronym>SGML</acronym> stands for <quote>Standard
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Generalized Markup Language</quote>. Created in the
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1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain
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documentation based upon content instead of presentation,
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<acronym>SGML</acronym> has withstood the test of time as
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a robust, powerful language.
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<glossterm><acronym>XML</acronym></glossterm> is the
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<quote>baby brother</quote> of SGML; any valid
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<acronym>XML</acronym> document it, by definition, a valid
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<acronym>SGML</acronym> document. The document you are
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reading is written and maintained in
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<acronym>SGML</acronym>, and is also valid
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<acronym>XML</acronym> if you modify the Document Type
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Definition.</para>
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</glossdef>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_t">
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<title>T</title>
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<glossentry id="gloss_target_milestone" xreflabel="Target Milestone">
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<glossterm>Target Milestone</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>
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Target Milestones are Product goals. They are
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configurable on a per-Product basis. Most software
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development houses have a concept of
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<quote>milestones</quote> where the people funding a
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project expect certain functionality on certain dates.
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Bugzilla facilitates meeting these milestones by giving
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you the ability to declare by which milestone a bug will be
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fixed, or an enhancement will be implemented.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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<glossdiv id="gloss_z">
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<title>Z</title>
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<glossentry id="zarro-boogs-found" xreflabel="Zarro Boogs Found">
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<glossterm>Zarro Boogs Found</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>This is the cryptic response sent by Bugzilla when a
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query returned no results. It is just a goofy way of
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saying "Zero Bugs Found".</para>
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</glossdef>
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