Bug#625449: Permanent BSP patch
On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 12:31:20PM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Didier Raboud <odyx@debian.org> (04/05/2011):
> > The proposed wording doesn't imply this IMHO; I read it as "if you
> > can't find an action from the maintainer on the buglog in the last 7
> > days, you can 0-day NMU".
> >
> > What we want is more something along the lines of "If the bug is
> > older than 7 days without any maintainer activity /at all/, you can
> > 0-day NMU".
> >
> > I don't think we can expect maintainers to ping their RC bugs on a
> > weekly basis, just to repeat "I'm working on a proper fix, it takes
> > time, don't NMU please". Perhaps we need a "willfix" or
> > "dont-nmu-please" tag…
> >
> > --
> > OdyX
>
> reading Jakub's answer, I realized it could indeed be understood this
> way. I'll be happily seconding any wording clarifying that.
>
Happy to take phrasing updates, but I would be keen to ensure that a
maintainer can't just ack a bug, and then leave it for months. Perhaps
something that means a maintainer needs to say 'I expect this to be done
by $foo' and $foo + 1 week would be the deadline?
Neil
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