Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As I balance, I think we should make it clearer to bug submitters that > they can re-open bugs and that feedback is encouraged.
What about where a bug is closed by the maintainer on the mere hope that it has been fixed by upstream? I have been told more than once by Debian developers (Christian Marillat is a prime offender) that "this bug is now fixed in upstream", and had the bug closed then, even though no Debian package has been uploaded. Or had a bug closed because "upstream won't fix it". Or had a raft of bugs closed when a new upstream release happens, and when I ask: "are you sure this is fixed, nothing in the changelog mentions it", I'm told that it's my responsibility to check and reopen the bug if it's still there.
