Re: Upcoming Debian Releases
> > > > * No bug reports older than 12 months at release time (bcwhite@verisim.com)
> > >
> > > This is still debatable - some bugs are more serious than others. Many are
> > > requests for enhancements: these should be exempt from the 12 months limit.
> >
> > I never said otherwise. People with such bug reports can do one of
> > several things:
> >
> > 1) Mark it as "forwarded" -- This should be done for any "bug" that is
> > beyond the responsibility of the maintainer, which almost all feature
> > requests will be. Of those that are not, most will be small enhance-
> > ments that can easily be done within a few months. There are a few
> > exceptions to both of these cases, but they cover the large majority.
> >
> > 2) Mark it as "done" and keep a local copy -- As it is not truely a bug,
> > it could be removed from the tracking system and kept on a local "todo"
> > list.
> >
> > 3) Tell me (politely) that it is a feature request -- I'll remove it from
> > the critical list. Once every three months it will be added again, but
> > one simple email and I'll remove it again. I don't think a reminder
> > every three months that there is an outstanding bug report is too much
> > of a concern.
>
> None of these things get the bug fixed, so what's the point of all the
> effort?
The point of those was to _not_ fix the bug. This is about those rare cases
that have reason to _not_ be fixed and how they can be handled.
Brian
( bcwhite@verisim.com )
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