Bug#290916: STFU

[Thomas Hood]

> Please make sure that when you adjust bug severities, there's a clear
> rationale visible in the bug log (rationales embedded in messages to control
> require digging to get at from the webpage, and are not sent to the
> maintainer).

I prefer to put rationale in the control message unless it's information
about the bug itself.


> Do you use XDMCP?


It is used at my site.


> I imagine that XDMCP is not the *most* common use case
> these days, but I think it's still important enough that if XDMCP is really
> this broken in GDM, it should be fixed (or at least prominently documented)
> before release.


Of course it should be fixed.  The criterion for "grave" severity is
supposed to be whether or not the bug "renders package unusable".  Of
course, the maintainer can set the severity to "serious" for any reason
he likes.


> Please keep in mind that the purpose of a BSP is to *improve the quality of
> Debian*, not merely to hide bugs from view so that we can release.


Thanks for the information.


> It would
> have been nice if you had made an effort to fix this bug instead of just
> downgrading it.


It would be nice if you kept your presumptions to yourself.

-- 
Thomas Hood <jdthood@aglu.demon.nl>