[ Please don't Cc: me when replying to my message on a mailing list. ] Buddha Buck: > Many people use the bug-tracking system as their to-do list. This is a good thing, I think. It is easier for users to see what problems a package has, and if the maintainer vanishes, a new maintainer can more easily pick things up. > I believe I suggested automating this process by including a > "critical-on:" field in subreports that could be set for as much as 12 > months in the future, and reset for only 3 months in the future. I tend to be suspicious of things that require fortune telling... Wouldn't it suffice to introduce a Severity field, which could be set to "critical" at once? I find this simpler, and simplicity is usually better. It's also more general, since it allows for more severity levels than just critical/non-critical. I'd suggest at least the following: forwarded bug report has been forwarded to upstream maintainer, and the package is usable while we wait for the fix feature-request request of feature or other enhancement, which don't affect the usability of the package; Debian maintainer of the package expects to be able to provide the feature herself, instead of forwarding it upload-pending bug is fixed in maintainer's development version, but the new package has not yet been uploaded unknown default level for all new packages; no need be changed for most packages, especially if bug is closed quickly important bug makes package unusable, but doesn't affect important parts of the system (meaning that most people won't be affected); bug should be fixed if package is to be part of the next release critical bug makes important parts of the system not work correctly (most people will be affected), and must be fixed before the next release (and preferably today) security-hole bug compromises system security and must be fixed very quickly, preferably within hours These are more or less in priority order. The bug system would need to provide lists of bugs in each category, of course. -- Please read <http://www.iki.fi/liw/mail-to-lasu.html> before mailing me. Please don't Cc: me when replying to my message on a mailing list.
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