Requesting a change to the BugStatusWorkFlow: Closed/UPSTREAM

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 01/20/2012 02:04 PM, Jaroslav Reznik wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 09:30 +0000, Tim Waugh wrote:

> We already had this discussion, I don't recall exactly - two years ago
> and the resolution was similar - rename CLOSED UPSTREAM to HOLD UPSTREAM.
> I can try to find it :) As it's usually used this way - bug is reported
> to upstream (by reporter, us in case he does not have account or is not
> willing to do it), then the bug can bounce between Fedora/upstream (you
> know, everyone has to blame other side or sometimes it's not easy to
> say who to blame ;-). And the bug is actually not fixed in Fedora until
> we receive fix - then it can go to some CLOSED RAWHIDE/NEXTRELEASE state.
>
> The biggest problem here is just - some people misuse this CLOSED UPSTREAM
> as we don't care in Fedora. And they would use another CLOSED resolution
> to close the bug :)
... and why no simply keep these BZs "open" and/or to add a note 
"Reported upstream" and keep abrt open to receive more of them
(This would at least provide an indicator for the severity of a bug)?

  This would at least reflect the actual situation in Fedora:
   Bug is still present.

Ralf