Hi developers, Yes, as a rare occasion a mail from the board on the factory list. The board has been approached about consideration of a new Accessibility (a11y) category in Bugzilla. While this is a technical issue, this specific technical issue carries with it a large community component and thus after discussion during the last board call we felt it was appropriate to approach the developer community with the proposal outlined below. We have weight both pros and cons for adding a new category in Bugzilla. The summary of the board discussion is available in the meeting minutes of the board call from 2013-03-25 (https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_meeting#Meeting_2013-03-25). Proposal: Add an Accessibility category to Bugzilla Accessibility bugs should be treated as major bugs, even issues that may appear small or minor to non handicapped users may have a profound effect on users that depend on a11y technology. It is preferable that accessibility fixes get released as updates in the current distribution. We do not have a dedicated team to address a11y bugs, thus the regular development teams and package maintainers are responsible for fixing a11y issues, just as they are today. However, these bugs will likely have a higher priority assignment than they have today. ========= The board is in favor of having an accessibility category in Bugzilla. However, ultimately this is a decision that rests with the development community. If there is no clear consensus within the developer community the board would appreciate if the release team could reach a conclusion and post a decision to the list. The developer community and release team may of course consider alternate proposals or work flows to address this expressed need. We would very much appreciate if you would consider this request and discuss the issue. Thank you, Your openSUSE Board -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org