Here's a brief explanation on the labels most often used by the MSBuild team excluding hopefully self-evident ones such as bug.
| Label | Applied When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
triaged |
Team has determined what area/prioritization applies to the issue. | This is the primary label absence of which is queried during a regular bug triage meeting. Automatically added when needs-more-info is applied. |
needs-attention |
An issue requires the team look at it during bug triage. | Automatically applied when a stale issue receives a comment. |
needs-more-info |
Team asked for info needed to continue an investigation. | If no response is given within 7 days, the stale label is applied. |
initial-investigation |
A member of the team does a "first pass" investigation. | triaged label is removed and team member unassigns themselves after the initial investigation is complete. |
stale |
An issue marked with needs-more-info is inactive for 7 days. |
The issue will be closed after 30 days of inactivity while the stale label is applied. |
For consideration |
An issue should get higher prioritization when planning the next set of features. | |
help wanted |
Anyone can take ownership over this issue. | If a contributor wants to take the issue on, they should ask that it be assigned to them BEFORE doing development work. |