On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:06:49 -0800, Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Steve Langasek wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 03:05:35AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: >> > If you're doing this, you better have already written (or gotten >> > someone else to write) the patch to fix whatever bug you want >> > reopened and fixed; otherwise the ctte will likely close and >> > ignore your bug report too. >> >> FWIW, this particular ctte member is likely to side with any >> submitter who can demonstrate that there is a real, non-wishlist bug >> in the package. > >I meant that it's unlikely that the bug will actually be fixed unless >there's a patch, as there's no way to force the maintainer to do the >work. [And really, if it's a big enough deal to bother the -ctte about >it, someone should be convinced enough to bother to write the patch.]
But I feel that it is _wrong_ to close wishlist bugs like that. It is ok to tag them wontfix or help, or even usertag them send-patch, but closing them immediately doesn't help anybody but statistics. I was not the least surprised to see who maintains the package this particularly bug was filed against. M'd is by far the most heavy-handed maintainer when it comes to close bugs without really fixing them. And whenever I see a particularly bad case of bug ping-pong, M'd is participant in the vast majority of cases. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
