Re: Bug#251561: Read error when configuring timezone
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 08:40:44PM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> >
> > The BTS tracks bugs per-package. When bugs are known or at least suspected
> > to be in a particular package, they're assigned in it. I don't find it
> > suitable to use particular packages as general place-holders. In this
> > situations we normaly use virtual BTS entries (e.g., general, wnpp, etc).
> >
> > If what we actualy need is a BTS entry for the system in general (e.g., gnu),
> > this should be requested to the BTS admins (by using the BTS, of course).
> > Using the "general" virtual package.
>
> I'd be fine with this (in general, I leave this to Jeff to decide if
> he wants to go for it). The point here is that we don't want to
> bother individual package maintainers with the bug reports they can't
> do nothing about, and provide them with a package to assign it to.
>
> So far the hurd package has been used for this purpose (not often, but
> a couple of times). That's what I said above. If a better solution
> is acceptable and preferred in Debian, then that's just as fine.
Jeff. Do you agree?
--
Robert Millan
"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."
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