Per comments #6, #7, and #8, the code that generates the duplicate notification email should check whether the recipient's account has access to the original bug.
I still can't see the master bug report for my bug, despite that mine is now public. This decreases the number of people who can potentially fix any given issue, not to mention all the problems already listed, like the wasted effort of reporting bugs that already exist in the system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/764414 Title: private master bugs are confusing and lead to more duplicate filings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/764414/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
