Why? Because having two year old bugs is simply inexcusable. Especially when many have not had any activity for a long time. Having maintainer-wanted bugs for months on end is silly. Giving a user who files a ebuild request or submits an ebuild deserves the chance to take ownership of it. It's a good way to get a more experienced user, and hopefully one day, a future dev.
Why inexcusable? Why is leaving a bug open indefinately a bad thing? If someone wants it, they can comment on the bug. This isn't a software development project (for the most part :)) so leaving a bug open causes no harm, other than to make it a bit difficult in some instances to find what you are looking for among the large number of filings.
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