Introduce bug status 'Fix available'

[Dean Sas]

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Onkar Shinde wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am not sure of the bug status list in launchpad is configurable per
> project. I just want to discuss a use case where the status 'Fix
> available' can be useful.
> 
> Use case - I have filed a bug against a package (ex. liferea) in
> particular version of Ubuntu. This bug gets forwarded upstream and is
> fixed in new version of package. Unfortunately for some reason the fix
> can not be introduced in the same version of Ubuntu on which it was
> reported. Six months later the new version of Ubuntu is released which
> includes newer version of package and so the fix. The bug is marked as
> 'Fix Released'. This is confusing as the fix is never going to be
> available on same Ubuntu version against which the bug was reported.
> 'Fix Available' status will give better (not perfect) indication that
> the user will have to upgrade the distro if he wants the fix.

I'm not sure that this is really a problem but a better solution would
be "fix released in $RELEASE_NAME"

Dean
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