On Tuesday 02 June 2009 11:09:49 pm Ralf Corsepius wrote:
Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Steve Grubb wrote:
>> I don't want to start a long thread, but just to ask a couple questions
>> for my own clarification. Does a maintainer's responsibilities end with
>> packaging bugs? IOW, if there is a problem in the package that is
>> _broken code_ do they need to do something about it or is it acceptable
>> for them to close the bug and say talk to upstream?
>
> It's the reporter's job to report the bug upstream when asked to do so.
I disagree. Reporters are "users" - "customers" if you like to.
You can't expect them to do anything, nor demand them to do anything,
nor force them to do anything.
That said, I consider it to be a Fedora package's maintainer's job and
duty to act as moderator/arbiter/coordinator to initiate appropriate
communication/interaction between all different parties (reporter,
packager, upstreams) "when necessary/if required".
For the record, I agree with this sentiment. If there's a bug in my packages,
I want to fix it and not cause the reporter to have to get upstream bz accounts
or join upstream mail lists just because they reported a problem. I will
interact with the reporter until I see the problem myself. And then I can fix
it or show upstream the problem.
Thanks everybody for the opinions. I just wanted to raise awareness on this
topic.
-Steve