Bug#1039563: qa.debian.org: Procedure needed to report mishandled bug reports
On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 10:30:53AM +0200, debbug.app@sideload.33mail.com wrote:
> Debian bugs are mishandled too often, which suggests there is no
> oversight of mishandled cases. I have an example at hand:
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1026922
>
> A valid, credible bug report was tagged “wontfix”, which in itself is
> often fair enough but in this case the action /should/ have been to
> mirror the bug report upstream because upstream is the source of the
> bug. “wontfix” would only be sensible if the source of the bug was in
> the debian pkging & the Debian maintainer opts not to fix it in
> Debian.
This is an example of different opinions about bug >< feature.
Quoting from 1026922:
> Directing users to report bugs upstream goes against Debian
> conventions. It’s the duty of the maintainer to mirror bugs upstream:
> https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
This text is about preventing duplicate effort.
I understand your frustration. I doubt however that wrapping 1026922 in a
request for addressing mishandled bugs would be helpful.
Cheers,
Bart
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