Re: BTS: howto reassign a bug
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 07:21:28PM +0300, Richard Braakman wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 05:13:19PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote:
> > This should only be done in cases where all parties agree that this
> > is appropriate. If there is any discussion involved, do not use the
> > control address.
>
> Hmm. I disagree with this expectation. If I close a bug on one
> of my packages, then I expect the submitter to reopen the bug if
> he/she thinks it's not handled yet. Certainly this is better than
> submitting a new bug about the same issue.
>
> Of course if the submitter simply sends in a mail saying that it's
> not solved yet, I can reopen the bug myself. But that's extra
> work for me, and I might forget -- and the whole point of the BTS
> is to keep track of things that might otherwise be forgotten.
I agree with all the above. It is just a different situation when
the maintainer has already indicated not to want the bug reopened,
for whatever reason. In that situation, the submitter cannot assume
the implicit approval of the maintainer anymore.
Cheers,
Joost
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