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Re: BTS and the missing 'invalid' tag



Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 06:32:10PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote:
>> Which is precisely what I don't think we need. There is no difference
>> between "invalid" and "this is an invalid bug, closing". 
>
> Of course there is.  After the closed bug got archived, it's no longer
> displayed by default for a bug search.  So chances are that the next
> user encountering this non-bug will file it again.  

In this case, I'd tend to say that there is actually a bug: Move the
documentation that explains why the behavior is intended to a more
prominent, visible place.

Regards, Frank
-- 
Dr. Frank Küster
Debian Developer (TeXLive)
VCD Aschaffenburg-Miltenberg, ADFC Miltenberg
B90/Grüne KV Miltenberg


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