control: tags -1 upstream * Jonathan Carter '[email protected]' via 33Mail <[email protected]> [2023-07-07 17:34]: > On 2023/07/03 19:51, Sandro Tosi wrote: > > It would be nice if you could report all the issues you opened > > upstream at the link above and forward > > (https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control#forwarded) the debian bugs > > to the upstream once. > > +1, that would be ideal, we don't write code for toot or add new features > for it in Debian, we package the upstream version, and might carry some bug > fixes in the form of patches until they're fixed upstream, but other than > that, I suggest filing ideas for improvement on the upstream bug tracker. > > thanks and keep well!
I’m not keen on using MS Github. The 2fa system blocks me because the registered email address there forces me to login to an account with a typically broken CAPTCHA. I also have ethical problems with using Microsoft assets. I understand the frustration though. I wouldn’t want your job. I’m glad the Debian BTS gives an easy way to report bugs so they are at least captured somewhere. There are plans to move the toot upstream bug tracker to a more accessible location (Sourceforge). Is there any issue with letting the bugs sit until that happens? I suppose the worst that could happen is they get archived during the wait, but at least they’re still reachable after archiving. I’ve noticed other maintainers being (understandably) reluctant to forward bugs upstream. What can be improved in the Debian BTS? It seems automation is lacking. Shouldn’t there be a simple control signal to the BTS to say “forward this upstream”, and the machinery does the rest? There is a developer tag “upstream”: https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#tags Suppose that tag is applied to the bug reports I submitted. Would it help the management of the bug reports? Perhaps we could use that to tag bug reports waiting to be forwarded so they can be filtered out in searches, and so someone willing and able to use MS assets could perhaps use that tag to query bugs to forward.
