Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-16 Thread Andreas Barth
* Jari Aalto ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061216 10:23]: > Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Marc Haber wrote: > >> 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 closin

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-16 Thread Jari Aalto
Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Marc Haber wrote: >> 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

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-15 Thread Don Armstrong
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Marc Haber wrote: > 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 personally don't close bugs capriciously either,[1

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-15 Thread Marc Haber
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 f

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-15 Thread Don Armstrong
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 c

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-14 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 03:05:35AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > If you disagree with a setting that a maintainer has specifically set, > you should explain in an e-mail to the relevant bug that makes it > clear why the state should be changed. If the maintainer is not > convinced, then ask -devel

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Warren Turkal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061212 17:27]: > On Tuesday 12 December 2006 04:05, 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 l

Re: Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-12 Thread Warren Turkal
On Tuesday 12 December 2006 04:05, 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.] So even if it's

Do not use [EMAIL PROTECTED] for bug ping-pong

2006-12-12 Thread Don Armstrong
I normally wouldn't respond to -devel about this sort of thing, but because this is the third time this week that someone has asked [EMAIL PROTECTED] to deal with this sort of issue, I am. Please followup to -devel, not this bug or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you disagree for some reason. On Mon, 11 D