On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 10:30:53AM +0200, debbug....@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
