Re: don't close bugs without an explanation!
On Sat, Sep 25, 2004 at 09:01:36PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 2004, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > The purpose of fixing the changelog is to *fix the changelog*, not to
> > notify the bug submitter for the reason for the closure.
> >
> > The submitters should be notified of the reason for the closure
> > manually, by emailing -submitter. The maintainer has already screwed up
> > the use of the changelog bug-closing convenience; uploading another
> > package for no other reason than to be able to use this convenience
> > again is horribly broken.
>
> 2 wrongs don't make a right.
Abusing the changelog to close the bug in the wrong version is a wrong;
so what's your point?
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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