> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:47:13 -0500 > From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Propigation of bug fixes > > . . . . > > The question is one of policy, should a bug be marked CLOSED before the average > user is FIXED? Meaning the fix is actually RELEASED. > > I was curious about this one because CLOSED would naturally seem to indicate that the user's problem is corrected; there is a VERIFIED state that can indicate that QA has tested the fix successfully. If you visit bugzilla.redhat.com and view a bug there, you can click on the link for "Status". That will lead you eventually here (look for the small link near the top of the page): https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/BugStatusWorkFlow#CLOSED where it looks like Fedora's definition of CLOSED lives. The status values are used differently by RHEL and Fedora. There are several possible resolutions that mean the current release will not -- or perhaps cannot -- be fixed. It's also possible that a bug will be closed by reporting it upstream. By the way, the Life Cycle of a Bug shown here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/docs/en/html/lifecycle.html looks like the default Bugzilla workflow, which doesn't seem to match what Red Hat and Fedora actually use. But if I read this page, I would agree with Bill. Erik -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines