Introduce bug status 'Fix available'

[Martin Pitt]

Hi,

Onkar Shinde [2007-05-24  0:54 +0530]:
> 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 do not think that introducing yet another state is a good or correct
answer. 'Fix released' is a perfect description for the state of that
bug in the current release.

An alternative and slightly better representation is adding tasks for
the stable releases and mark them as 'Confirmed'.

However, the most elegant solution IMHO is proper version tracking (as
e. g. the Debian BTS does): it does not need any manual interaction,
thus avoids errors, and precisely tells you in which version and
distro release the bug was found and fixed.

Martin

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