Forwarding bugs upstream

[Christian Robottom Reis]

On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 10:16:44AM -0600, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Why can't launchpad file bugs with these external trackers too?  I can
> see it being very useful if it could be a two-way sync that on bugs that
> are listed as affecting an upstream project, all of the comments get
> posted to both trackers.  The way I see it, there should be a checkbox
> for people in say ~ubuntu-qa when you say that the bug affects an
> upstream project, to "sync" the two bugs both ways.

We want to do this, and it's on our six-month roadmap. This isn't a
trivial endeavour: it requires finding ways to file the bugs upstream,
which is technically easy for some (i.e. debbugs) and more difficult for
others (i.e. sourceforge). There are also concerns about communication
between the bugtrackers -- if we file a bug upstream we don't want the
reporter to be a black hole. We're taking lots of different approaches,
and you'll see changes in this area in the coming months. Ask Bjorn for
more details!
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