control: severity -1 wishlist control: tags -1 wontfix Dear Svante:
By repeatedly manipulating the severity of the bug, by removing the wontfix tag, you are adding flames to a fire that does not need them. We have procedures for disagreeing with a maintainer's approach to a bug, and revert wars are not the right answer. Revert wars of this type will always increase friction, and this situation does not need additional friction. I believe revert wars are almost inherently incompatible with respectful use of the BTS. In this particular instance, I think your message would have been much more constructive if you had not manipulated the bug metadata and simply asked Michael to explain why he reduced the severity. In a number of bugs I've seen Mark being entirely reasonable and professional. Before Michael can respond, others jump in and increase the flame level significantly. If I were Michael, I might well not want to engage if I was going to face all that even if I were happy to try and discuss the issue with Mark. I'd like to try and recommend a way forward. Have a private discussion among the more level-headed people on both sides of this issue and see if we can figure out what the options and possibilities are. Explore the implications of options including: 1) relaxing this dependency 2) Finding other ways to do the upgrade 3) Accepting that the upgrade cannot be done with a desktop installed 4) Discovering that we've reached a point where we're in conflict about Debian's interest in supporting sysvinit and that the project needs to be asked questions I think it would be quite valuable for people on both sides to have a shared understanding on the implications of changes we could make even if they don't agree on how they would balance these trade offs. I will follow up with Michael and Mark individually and see if they would be willing to be part of such a discussion --Sam
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