[Scummvm-devel] Bugtracker: standardization of group names

[Arnaud Boutonné]

Hi team members,

While creating a new group in the bugtracker, I noticed that we use several
naming conventions to name groups.
The currently existing methods are:
- ENGINE: game, ex: "AGI: Manhunter"
- Game, ex: "Day of the Tentacle"
- Game Media, ex: "Loom Floppy"
- Game (Version), ex: "Monkey Island 1 (VGA)"
- Game short name, ex: "Water Worries"
- Engine, ex: "Hugo"

I think we should agree on a single naming convention, then someone (I
volunteer) will have to go manually through the 6000 bugs and use the
appropriated groups before dropping the obsolete ones.

Currently, we support 182 games according to the current compatibility list
(plus the fanmade games), which is imho far too much for a single list of
values. As a result, I have a clear preference for using only the Engine
name. This would mainly benefit the developers who could more easily filter
on the engine(s) they are supporting.
As it would be less obvious for the user, this information should be added
somewhere: in the compatibility or in the console, for example.

I know this may be a huge modifications for users, so I'd like your opinion
or your suggestion on a way to standardize that a bit.

Best regards,
Arnaud
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