Hmm...

I will admit quite frankly that the difference is not huge, and perhaps that's the reason why it hasn't been done before, but our bug reporting system is quite outdated. It works for most needs but I think the only reason we are stuck with it is because we can still file bugs from a console.

I know this is not the first time someone brings the subject, we even have a Wiki page about it:

http://wiki.freebsd.org/Bugzilla

I do find Bugzilla a lot more useful than GNATS: I particularly like that it is possible to obsolete attachments. Requiring an id serves to control the spam a bit and develops some level of compromise with the project.

In other projects (notably the Apache Foundation) JIRA is also gaining popularity. These newer bug tracking systems are very versatile and integrate with SVN.

While here, some people have requested opengrok in the past.

Just something to think, but delaying these changes too much rarely proves beneficial for the Project.

Pedro.