>On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Ian Jackson wrote: > >> 4. Noone but the maintainer of a package (or someone acting on their >> request) should close its bug reports. > >We could be flexible here, in some cases: > >For example, if someone submits a bug, and just after sending the message >he founds that it is not in fact a bug but a feature, then the submitter >(especially if it is also a Debian developer) could be allowed to close >his own bug, if only to make life easier to the maintainer. [ After the >bug is closed, the maintainer may of course disagree, in which case he may >reopen it and change the originator to himself ].
Yes, sounds good to me. -- Steve McIntyre, CURS CCE, Cambridge, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use Debian GNU/Linux - upgrade your Windoze box today! http://www.debian.org/ "Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, +------------------ "Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I..." |Finger for PGP key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
