Re: Need "Deferred" status for bug system
On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:05:47 -0800 (PST), brian holgate <brian@ashlu.bc.ca> said:
> The current practice of downgrading bugs in order to release leads
> to large numbers of old bugs. I never file bug reports because there
> are almost always at least 3 similar bug reports on file, all too
> often classified as Normal regardless of how disruptive they are.
I don't think anyone's ever downgraded bugs to get a release out. We
downgrade bug severity when we feel they don't deserve the level of
importance they have been assigned (hello, Santiago!). If you have
counter examples, please cite bug#.
I also think you're confused, since we can release at any point, at
the release manager's discretion. We like to make sure the >=
Important bugs are closed but there's no enforcement of that. Witness
the dpkg >= Important bugs which have been around for years; it didn't
stop hamm and it won't release slink.
I'm a bit shocked by your assertion that you never file bugs because
they're already filed. I always check before filing to make sure that
the bug hasn't been filed already. The only package I know of which
has almost too many bugs to even deal with is dpkg.
> It would be extremely useful if bugs could be classified "Deferred
> to potato". Everyone would then be very clear on what to expect.
False sense of security.
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