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;btpp-fix-now: these are the bugs that need an immediate fix to keep from shipping crashes and regressions, if you mark the bug with this tag, you need to have it assigned to someone, set the release flags for the versions affected, and the priority to `P1`.
;btpp-fix-now: these are the bugs that need an immediate fix to keep from shipping crashes and regressions, if you mark the bug with this tag, you need to have it assigned to someone, set the release flags for the versions affected, and the priority to `P1`.
==== Signs this bug is a crash or regression ====
;Keywords: crash, topcrash, regression
;Words in summary: crash, regression
;Group restrictions: Security-related-
;Priority: P1
;Comments: links to crash logs, links to specifications
Check who set the bug's metadata, we don't put keywords, or priority/severity under access control.


;btpp-active: sometimes your team will jump on a bug, or a member of the community is working on it, even if it's not urgent, make sure there's a person assigined, a mentor if it's a volunteer, and release flags.
;btpp-active: sometimes your team will jump on a bug, or a member of the community is working on it, even if it's not urgent, make sure there's a person assigined, a mentor if it's a volunteer, and release flags.
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Mark the bug with the `btpp-closed` whiteboard tag, and set status to `CLOSED` with the appropriate resolution. Again, if it's a feature request you don't think you'll be able to take on, close it.
Mark the bug with the `btpp-closed` whiteboard tag, and set status to `CLOSED` with the appropriate resolution. Again, if it's a feature request you don't think you'll be able to take on, close it.
== Edge Cases ==
=== [meta] and tracking bugs ===
For the moment, ignore these.
=== Bugs for your regular triage ===
If you want to defer a bug to a standing triage meeting, add the whiteboard tag `btpp-triage`. The expectation is that you'll move this bug to another category at your triage.