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Re: closing upstream bugs with debian/changelog



Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> wrote:
>
>> The majority of them are happy with the notion of closing a bug by
>> sending a message to xxxxxx-done@bugs.debian.org outlying the version
>> number of the package that it is fixed in.
> 
> I do not think you can claim to represent a majority of Debian developers in
> this matter, and I doubt that you have surveyed any significant number of
> them to support your argument.
> 
> As a data point, most of the developers with whom I have discussed the
> subject disagree with you.

Really? So you're saying that it is not OK to close a bug by sending
a message to the -done address that contains the version of the package
that the bug is fixed in?

Can you back this up?
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