Bug#203299: acknowledged by developer (Closing)
- To: 203299@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#203299: acknowledged by developer (Closing)
- From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
- Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 06:51:35 +0800
- Message-id: <[🔎] 87znit0z60.fsf@jidanni.org>
- Reply-to: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>, 203299@bugs.debian.org
- In-reply-to: <handler.203299.D203299.105976889529287.notifdone@bugs.debian.org> (Debian Bug Tracking System's message of "Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:18:25 -0500")
- References: <20030801201449.GY15502@alcor.net> <E19hMDF-00059L-FT@debian> <handler.203299.D203299.105976889529287.notifdone@bugs.debian.org>
>>>>> "D" == Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> writes:
D> If you are not willing to test fixes for bugs that the developers are not
D> able to reproduce, please refrain from filing them in the first place.
I don't have the (mental) facilities to test it. I can hardly compile
a C program. That's why when I think I see a bug I just alert the pros.
D> I will assume that this bug is caused by user error or misconfiguration.
D> Closing.
Odd that you got as far as making a source patch for a bug that you
couldn't reproduce.
What if I had simply replied with a polite "Thanks!" to your patch.
Then you perhaps have trustingly incorporated a patch for something
caused by user error or misconfiguration.
Also returning to the first lines:
D> If you are not willing to test fixes for bugs that the developers are not
D> able to reproduce, please refrain from filing them in the first
D> place.
But users should still be able to report bugs even if they can't help
much further.
And fixing things that you can't reproduce is worrisome guessing.
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