Re: Upcoming Debian Releases
> > Eventually I'd like to start disallowing packages that have outstanding
> > bugs older than a certain date.
> >
> This could cause problems with some packages. Pine, for instance, has
> several "real" bugs reported that will probably never get fixed. Some of
> these can't be fixed localy either, like "No free pine package".
> Please note, it would probably make my life easier if the pine package
> were disallowed, but I don't think that it is a good idea.
> In the case of bugs that truely impact the functionality of a package,
> when the maintainer of record is unable to deal with it you might post a
> general announcement and see if anyone else has the time/skills to fix the
> problem.
Hmmm... "No free pine package" is _not_ a bug. Also, the bug doesn't have
to be "closed". It can also be "forwarded" to the original author.
Brian
( bcwhite@verisim.com )
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