Re: gnome-terminal and who
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 05:41:57PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote:
> Users should understand that the BTS isn't upstream. Comments should be
> sent to bugzilla. FYI upstream can't reproduce this bug...
>
> Christian
Maintainers should understand it's part of their job to track bugs in
their packages in the Debian BTS, gather information or reproduce them,
fix them or forward them to upstream, and close them when a package is
uploaded that fixes them. Having a bug filed on your package is not a
personal affront. The Debian BTS is meant to be a clearing-house for all
bugs that users can encounter on a Debian system. It's not the user's
job to run around getting bugzilla accounts and finding where to report
bugs. It may also help to have a general idea of how the code works, to be
in contact with upstream, and keep half an eye on their CVS for patches
that can fix the bugs it's your job to track. If this sounds like hard
work, perhaps you are maintaining too many things.
Regards,
Rob
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