Hi,
It is my considered optinion that this is a serious
bug. Whether or not the bug is release critical depends purely on the
release manager.
So the issue now boils down to a standard dispute between the
submitter and the maintainer on the severity or validity of a bug;
and we have no formal resolution protocols beyond submission to the
tech ctte and letting the committee decide.
In general, the underlying problem may arise with any
obstinate bug submitter who refuses to agree with the maintainer's
opinion of the severity. The problem is worse when the submitter is
not a developer, since there is little one may do to impose any
standards of behaviour on an outsider. Fortunately, this is not the
problem we are faced with here. The maintainer always has the
recourse to the tag wontfix.
In this particular instance, I don't see a problem. Let the
bug be labeled serious, for it is that. Since the release manager
agrees that the bug is not RC, I see no negative repercussion of
having the bug at severity serious as opposed to important.
>>"Branden" == Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
Branden> Anthony has offered no basis for his latest manipulation of
Branden> my bug list aside from the derisive remark in the Subject:.
I would think that violation of a must directive in policy is
adequate to label this a serious bug.
Branden> I am requesting the Technical Committee's resolution of this
Branden> dispute under Section 6.1 of the Constitution. Both parties
Branden> stipulate that the bug in question is not release critical.
Branden> Therefore, this bug does not fall within the Release
Branden> Manager's jurisdiction, and I am not aware of any other
Branden> grounds upon which the package maintainer's discretion can
Branden> be overridden on issues like this.
The package maintainer does not really have discretion over
bugs filed in the BTS. Secondly, any one can file reports, with the
severity they wish. We have not imposed any restrictions about
tagging, setting severity, opening and reopening bugs. Indeed, I
would consider it a duty for any well wisher of Debian to ensure that
the severities of bug reports are correct. One would hope that a
modicum of restraint and judgement is exercised in these cases.
In any case, no one can force the package maintainer to act on
any bug report, regardless of severity.
manoj
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