Re: bug tracking
On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 08:29:42AM +0800, csj wrote:
> At Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:18:39 +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> >
> > That's entirely up to the maintainer of the package and/or any
> > other random people who happen to look at it. Forget policy
> > here, it's a matter of people having time and interest to do
> > the work. If you give more details about the bug in question
> > then perhaps somebody could be encouraged to look at it. (Bug
> > #162308?)
>
> Is it that much work to, as Osamu Aoki said, change the priority
> or downgrade the bug?
Nope just a couple of lines in an e-mail sent to the bug tracker.
> > Sometimes the type of response you're talking about happens,
> > but it's rather rare for a bug submitter to be satisfied with
> > that, so many maintainers assume that it's taken as read.
>
> I'd be satisfied with a "Won't fix" response. I'd filed bugs
> with a maintainer well-known for his abrasive responses. But at
> least he responds!
And there are users that wouldn't. Sad, but true.
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