On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:14:38 +0100 Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:34:21 +0100 > "Kevin F. Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > People reporting bugs often get annoyed when their bug is marked > > INVALID; especially when they're relatively new to the Gentoo > > Experience. We've all seen it many times, I'm sure. > > > > Arguably no bug is invalid in the normal sense - if someone raises > > an issue, they have an issue, regardless what we think of it. To > > that end I'd like to propose bugzilla be reconfigured to use the > > phrase "NOCHANGE" instead of "INVALID". NOCHANGE would indicate > > that whatever the original issue, no change is needed on our part to > > resolve the issue. > > _If_ it's changed then please to something else, NOCHANGE would > overlap with other values (WONTFIX, CANTFIX, WORKSFORME) and isn't > that obvious to me at least. A fake resolution that's mentioned on > IRC from time to time is NOTABUG which would fit better here. Well, I meant for NOCHANGE to be "no change needed", but figured NOCHANGEREQUIRED is a bit longwinded. It implies the issue is understood, it has been explained to the bug reporter, but requires no change to anything: CANTFIX: the problem exists, but no sensible way to fix it exists WONTFIX: the problem exists, but for some reason it won't be fixed WORKSFORME: can't replicate NOCHANGE: no change needed The problem I have with NOTABUG is pretty much the same problem I have with INVALID - it's not as severe, but it still does the same thing to the user (i.e. slaps him with a wet fish rather than a frozen one). -- Kevin F. Quinn
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