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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev] Re: Better way to direct upstream bugs upstream?
From:       Chí-Thanh_Christopher_Nguyễn <chithanh () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2015-08-30 17:59:20
Message-ID: 55E34478.6010605 () gentoo ! org
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Matt Turner schrieb:
> Worse, users sometimes file bugs in our bugzilla that we don't have time
> to respond to for a while during which time they're waiting on people
> without the ability to help them.
> 
> Is there a better way of directing reporters to file bugs upstream? Of 
> course it's not always clear whether a bug is an ebuild bug or something
> easily patched in Gentoo vs a driver bug that requires an upstream
> developer...

I think such bug reports are still useful. They can point to patches once
the issue has been resolved upstream, for consideration in a new ebuild
revision.

Whether they are kept open or resolved UPSTREAM while an upstream fix is
unavailable I have no strong opinion about.


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn
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