Re: [Bug 1] Closing makes sense; but close status is wrong

2013-05-30 Thread Tom
:26 >Subject: Re: [Bug 1] Closing makes sense; but close status is wrong > > >My thoughts: > >1) On perseverance: Giving up is not an option. "Can't Fix" admits >defeat. > >2) On pragmatism: We might need to temporarily accept a binary blob (or >three) or e

Re: [Bug 1] Closing makes sense; but close status is wrong

2013-05-30 Thread Randall Ross
My thoughts: 1) On perseverance: Giving up is not an option. "Can't Fix" admits defeat. 2) On pragmatism: We might need to temporarily accept a binary blob (or three) or even a proprietary service along the road to Freedomville. When we do, we've introduced a bug to be fixed later. (It's a bit li

Re: [Bug 1] Closing makes sense; but close status is wrong

2013-05-30 Thread Ma Xiaojun
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 1:59 AM, Tom <1...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > People often start with Ubuntu as their 1st step into Gnu&Linux and then some > of those go on to other projects. Reactions against the Unity UI has given > strength to Cinnamon and Mate perhaps giving each the critical mass

Re: [Bug 1] Closing makes sense; but close status is wrong

2013-05-30 Thread Tom
Hi :) I do not think this bug-report should be closed.  There have been some good developments but it's not the end of the story.   I think Ubuntu does have the ability to close this bug but only in collaboration with other projects and that is happening even if it's unofficially. People ofte