Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 07:42:05 +1000, Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 09:07:00PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: >>> >>>> OK. Let me ask you this question: what if the maintainer uploads >>>> a new upstream release which happens to fix bug #xxx, and then >>>> sends a message by hand to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the >>>> message "This bug is fixed in upstream version x.y.z". >>>> >>>> Do you have a problem with this and if so why? >>> >>> Yes. There is no record in the package that a bug report in the >>> Debian BTS was closed in this version. What about other users who >>> experienced the same > >> Why should that be in the package? What if you didn't know at the >> time that the bug was fixed in this version? > > Huh?
Please read my paragraph that you quoted above. I'm talking about the case where the user has filed a bug against version x.y-1. Now suppose for a moment that this bug is already fixed in x.z-1. Do you have any objections to the maintainer sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the explanation that the bug is already fixed in x.z-1? >> Remember that I'm talking about closing a bug in the BTS by hand. >> So what was fixed is obvious. If you want to require everyone to >> explain how it was fixed, well I don't think there is anything more >> I can say to you. > > Why, thank you. I am so stating: bug closed without > explanation need to be reopened. And since you have nothing to say to > me, I suppose this flame war is winding down? It must be since the comprehension level has dropped remarkably. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt