RE: can I report a bug even if I know it is the upstream authors
On 07-Jul-2002 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Dear debian-user: Just curious, if we use the debian bug reporting
> system, and the bug is actually all the "upstream author"'s fault,
> Will the debian package maintainer:
>
> 1. Diligently represent our interests, "our man in congress", fighting
> for truth and justice with the author until the author fixes the
> bug and apologizes, whilst we sip pina coladas? Or:
>
> 2. Tell us to send the problem to the upstream author?
Depends very, very strongly on both the upstream and the Debian maintainer as
well as their relationship.
Personally I submit all bugs via the Debian system. If a maintainer asks me to
take it upstream I will. Even if you THINK it is an upstream problem the
upstream may ignore your bug because you used a Debian package and "god knows
what they did". By letting the package maintainer talk to the upstream he can
sort out the issues better (likely) than you can.
Of course I am the upstream for all of my packages, so if I am an ass I am all
you get (-:
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