* G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-01-17 10:20]: > On 16.01.07, Rafael Laboissiere wrote: > > * G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-01-16 14:29]: > > > > > #292421: jed: Emacs key C-h b is not included in C-h listing > > > > (describe-keys) > > > > We should tag this bug upstream and forward it to the upstream > > > > authors. > > > > > > If I read the request right, the reporter asks for an additional > > > keybinding in the emacs emulation. We could recommend customizing > > > keybindings in ~/.jed/jed.rc and also forward the idea to J. E. D.. > > > You could also add a dpatch (attached below). What to you think? > > You could consider this if an upstream patch is rejected. Otherwise I would > not bother with maintaining a dpatch for such a simple change. > > Actually, I would like to confine the patches to "necessary" cases, i.e. > > * modifications due to Debian specifics > > * severe bugs that need urgent repair > > * enhancements that are agreed on by Debian users/packagers but rejected > upstream (after careful consideration) it they require changes to the > system files. > > Patches are a lot of work: you need to maintain them as outdated patches > are a cumbersome as outdated documentation.
This is going quite philosophical, but is a important discussion, anyway. I agree with all your points above and I know from maintaining other packages that patches may be quite hassling. However, Debian has a Social Contract stating that one of our priorities is our users (the other is free software). Therefore, when a user files a bug report, we must react to it. We may decide that the bug report is not worth the introduction of a patch to the upstream sources, in which case we tag the bug "wontfix" or we close it. However, I prefer to close the bug by the introduction of the patch, even if it adds a burden to the package maintenance. Just for the record, all the bugs currently open against the jed source package are upstream-related. -- Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
