* Jonathan Kamens <j...@kamens.us> [230925 07:17]: > Hi all, > > I recently tried to close a bug, explain why, and set a "wontfix" tag all at > once by sending my explanation to ###-d...@bugs.debian.org with "Control: > tags ### wontfix" as the first line of my message body. The bug was closed > but the tags command wasn't processed.
I've seen differing opinions about closing "wontfix" bugs, but as a user, I appreciate when they are left open. Whether it is a simple wishlist feature request or a crash when the user abuses the software, if I go to file the same or similar bug at a later time, if the bug is closed I will not see it and file a duplicate. If it is left open, I can see the maintainer has already thought about it and intentionally decided not to fix it, so I can save the trouble of refiling. Also, I might gain some insight about the circumstances. ...Marvin
