On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:05:47 -0800 (PST), brian holgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > The current practice of downgrading bugs in order to release leads > to large numbers of old bugs. I never file bug reports because there > are almost always at least 3 similar bug reports on file, all too > often classified as Normal regardless of how disruptive they are.
I don't think anyone's ever downgraded bugs to get a release out. We downgrade bug severity when we feel they don't deserve the level of importance they have been assigned (hello, Santiago!). If you have counter examples, please cite bug#. I also think you're confused, since we can release at any point, at the release manager's discretion. We like to make sure the >= Important bugs are closed but there's no enforcement of that. Witness the dpkg >= Important bugs which have been around for years; it didn't stop hamm and it won't release slink. I'm a bit shocked by your assertion that you never file bugs because they're already filed. I always check before filing to make sure that the bug hasn't been filed already. The only package I know of which has almost too many bugs to even deal with is dpkg. > It would be extremely useful if bugs could be classified "Deferred > to potato". Everyone would then be very clear on what to expect. False sense of security. -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
