Re: Documentation: When to Upstream…
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:52:13 +0200, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> * James Westby <jw+debian@jameswestby.net> [2010-06-24 23:27:21 CEST]:
> > In http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu_usertag.cgi it says that the
> > "ubuntu-patch" usertag has been used 1344 times, of the patches
> > submitted through the BTS where that tag was used
> >
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=ubuntu-patch;users=ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com
> >
> > says that 260 are still just "Outstanding."
> >
> > Without looking at the bugs, and so assuming that some are being dealt
> > with, that's not such a bad ratio. My own experience tells me that it is
> > safe to assume that they are not all in progress.
>
> My own experience though tells me that it is save to assume that a fair
> amount of those are filed against not too well maintained packages
> potentially in desperate need of new maintainers. :)
>
> Working with others to prepare NMUs for those might be a good idea,
> even when someone doesn't think about attaining DM/DD status. Of course
> considering the importance of the bug.
Indeed, that is my experience too.
Thanks,
James
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