On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 07:13:51 -0400, Robert Heller wrote: > I know all of that. It is just that #1068722 has been "lingering" since Tue, > 9 Apr 2024 18:48:02 UTC with nothing being done about it. 17 months with not > even a comment from a maintainer...
It's extremely common for Debian bugs to remain in that state for years, even decades. It all depends on the package's maintainer(s), and how much time they have available. Some maintainers are highly active and will respond immediately. Others, well, you see one example here.
