Re: Bug#123234: Deprecate BTS "close" command?
On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 03:29:27PM +0100, Torsten Landschoff wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 02:29:53PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> > > Curiosity killed the cat. I am too curious as well so I dig out the
> > > referred package most of the time, look at the bug report and check
> > > if the bug is still there.
> >
> > So how do you know that "it does not work otherwise"?
>
> Spending half an hour for checking the bugfix takes a lot more time
> than just reading how he fixed the bug and rejoice.
Sorry, but you didn't answer my question. You said that disabling a
technical feature, the "close" command, would be the only way it could work.
But you didn't even try any other way. I can not but to stress that
disabling a useful technical feature is a poor choice to fix a social problem.
Thanks,
Marcus
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