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Re: Bug#123234: Deprecate BTS "close" command?



On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 06:52:35PM +0100, Torsten Landschoff wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 03:47:16PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
>  
> > Sorry, but you didn't answer my question.  You said that disabling a
> > technical feature, the "close" command, would be the only way it could work.
> > But you didn't even try any other way.  I can not but to stress that
> > disabling a useful technical feature is a poor choice to fix a social problem.
> 
> Perhaps you are right, I am not sure. I only know that I never got
> an empty mail over a xxx-done@bugs.d.o address... I can't proof that
> it will work but I think that it is no loss for the technical quality
> of the bts.

If nn-done is the only way to close a bug, you probably will got empty
mails.  Anyway, despite what you think, I tell you that it *is* a loss.
The close command is a feature I use to my advantage, and I would miss it.
Doesn't this suffice?

Thanks,
Marcus

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