docs/clarification on confirming

[Vishnoo]

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 12:35 +0530, Vishnoo wrote:
> > On 06/23/2010 02:32 PM, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm looking https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage while also
> > > looking at some bugs.  The 'Confirming' section suggests that if
> > > a submitter submits a patch, and we ask them to push the patch
> > > upstream to a mailing list (per upstream policy), then these
> > > should be marked confirmed.  But it looks like in practice it is
> > > assumed that this represents a request for action on part of submitter,
> > > and bugs are then placed in 'Incomplete' state.
> > > 
> > > Is there a hard and fast rule about this?  Just wanna make sure
> > > I'm doing the right thing :)
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > -serge
> > > 
> > 
> I'm /guessing/ you noticed the "incomplete" status on a desktop package?
> This *was* usually the practice to mark bugs which have yet to be sent
> upstream as "incomplete". [irrespective of patch]
> 
> However, it was discussed and considered as a confusing status, now the
> recommended practice is to just leave the status as-is[or can be marked
> confirmed] and to open an upstream task in launchpad[ and report it
> upstream ;) ]

Oh and if member is bug control , they of-course mark it triaged when
reported upstream.

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Cheers,
Vish