From kde-core-devel  Sun Nov 14 23:22:28 2004
From: Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira () kdemail ! net>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:22:28 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Auto-WONTFIX for old UNCONFIRMED wishlist items
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Philippe Rigault wrote:
>First, WONTFIX is already is the *worse* resolution for a bug/wish,
> because it combines irrevocability (WONTFIX =3D will never be fixed) with
> subjectivity (I, as a developer, can't fix it, therefore it cannot be
> fixed by others)=20

Then the automatic email should explain that WONTFIX means the developers=20
are not willing to fix it. But that doesn't preclude other people from=20
doing so, or another developer in the future. If someone wants to, they=20
can reopen the bug and *take* responsibility for writing the code.=20
(emphasis on "take resposibility")

That's what WONTFIX means. Unlike other solutions, it is rather final: the=
=20
user cannot reopen the bug unless he wants to fix the code himself.

> for release X", but not "Will never fix" (unless the bug/wish is
> invalid of course, but that is another resolution).

I think you misunderstand what WONTFIX means.

>- WORKAROUND (there is a --suboptimal-- way to get the desired
> behaviour) -=20
> PLEASE_HELP (helpful, means: I can't or won't fix myself,=20
> you'll have to help to get it resolved).

Those don't exist in our Bugzilla.

>- NO_FIX_FOR_NOW
>- WONTFIX_FOR_RELEASE=3DX (helpful to people watching the bug, so they
> don't expect it in release X)

That's LATER, but it implies it will be reopened in the future. WONTFIX=20
means the developers don't have any timeframe for reopening it, and may=20
never do so.

>How come http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D33282 (0 vote) doesn't show
> up then ? Is it because it is NEW and not UNCONFIRMED ?

Yes.

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