On 2011-04-24 15:19:05 Stephen Powell wrote:
>   Don't file bugs upstream
>
>   If you file a bug in Debian, don't send a copy to the upstream software
>   maintainers yourself, as it is possible that the bug exists only in
>Debian. If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the bug
>upstream.
>
>But if the bug is clearly in upstream code, and the maintainer is ignoring
>the bug report, what else can one do?

Take action and help the maintainer out.  Most maintainers love it when 
someone else does work for them.  If you know it's an upstream bug, file it 
there and mark the bug as forwarded.
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