[DRE-maint] Bug#725496: Processed: severity of 725496 is grave

[Michael Biebl]

Am 06.10.2013 23:08, schrieb Michael Biebl:
> [always CC the bug report]
> 
> Am 06.10.2013 22:36, schrieb Francesco Poli:
>> severity 725496 normal
>> thanks
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:57:10 +0000 Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
>>
>>> Processing commands for control at bugs.debian.org:
>>>
>>>> severity 725496 grave
>>> Bug #725496 [apt-listbugs] de/LC_MESSAGES/apt-listbugs.mo: unknown encoding name - utf8 (ArgumentError)
>>> Severity set to 'grave' from 'normal'
>>
>> Hello Michael,
>> I think you somewhat over-inflated the severity of this bug.
> 
> I don't think so.
> 
>> I don't see how this issue could make "the package in question unusable
>> or mostly so" or cause "data loss" or introduce "a security hole
>> allowing access to the accounts of users who use the package".
> 
> The package is currently completely unusable when being used under any
> desktop environment which uses gdm as login manager and gdm is our
> default login manager. If you take popcon numbers into account, almost
> every second user is potentially affected.
> I don't think this version should migrate to testing in that state.

And as this breaks apt-get, another application, critical might even be
the more appropriate severity.


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