On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 05:41:57PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote: > Users should understand that the BTS isn't upstream. Comments should be > sent to bugzilla. FYI upstream can't reproduce this bug... > > Christian
Maintainers should understand it's part of their job to track bugs in their packages in the Debian BTS, gather information or reproduce them, fix them or forward them to upstream, and close them when a package is uploaded that fixes them. Having a bug filed on your package is not a personal affront. The Debian BTS is meant to be a clearing-house for all bugs that users can encounter on a Debian system. It's not the user's job to run around getting bugzilla accounts and finding where to report bugs. It may also help to have a general idea of how the code works, to be in contact with upstream, and keep half an eye on their CVS for patches that can fix the bugs it's your job to track. If this sounds like hard work, perhaps you are maintaining too many things. Regards, Rob
