Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Bug#128588: gnomemeeting: Limited diagnostic information

[Christian Rose <menthos menthos com>]

fre 2002-01-11 klockan 14.09 skrev Dale E Martin:
> > > Typically, as a Debian user and developer, I file bugs via "reportbug"
> > > which goes to the Debian BTS, but it provides over good info like what
> > > versions of libs the app is linked against and that kind of stuff.  If an
> > > applicaton says "loud and clear" to report problems to some other place, of
> > > course, then if I think it's an upstream problem I might file it upstream.
> > 
> > The problem is the "I might". I think far too many possibly useful bug
> > reports in general get stuck downstream :-(
> 
> My point was simply that the maintainer should forward the bug upstream if
> it's an upstream bug.  So if I as a user don't do it, they should for me,
> tell me that they did it, and note it in the BTS.  If the maintainer does
> that, then it's in both places and everyone wins.
> 
> If the maintainer lets an upstream bug get stuck downstream, that's a
> different issue.

Ok, then we agree.


Christian