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Re: changelog bug-closing should not be used unless the code changes



On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Joey Hess wrote:

> Bugs don't expire from the BTS.
> 
> I dislike the practice myself. If my bug's being closed out of hand, a
> personal email makes it feel a little less cold. (On the other hand if
> my bug was fixed, I don't mind wading through the changelog to find
> that..)

I disagree with an entry of "Bugs closes previously: CLoses: #nnnnn".  It
gives no indication of when, how, or why a bug was fixed.  When I was going
thru the dpkg bug list, I sent lots of emails of the form: "This was fixed in
dpkg x.x.x".  If I was bored, I included the time the version was uploaded.

It's not that much more difficult to send individual emails, then it is to
write an entry in a changelog.  And it is much more friendly.


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