Michael Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > BS. Anyone is 'allowed' to send bug reports. Only developers can > _close_ or otherwise modify bug reports (severity, merge with other > bugs of the same kind, etc.)
Actually you don't need to be a developer at all to close bug reports or merge them. In fact, a nice thing one can do for Debian even without being a developer is to remove some old cruft from the BTS. If you see a bug that you can verify has been fixed for ages, go ahead and close it. However, I wouldn't mess with bugs unless you are sure you know what you're doing; randomly closing or modifying bugs without double-checking they are fixed is a sure way to make a maintainer very irritated.
