So I cleaned out the spam trap...

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 12:06:54PM -0400, Simon Law wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 02:04:12PM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 04:44:07PM -0400, Simon Law wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:17:00AM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 01:14:40AM -0700, Corey Burger wrote:
> > > > > Keybuk/Scott, MOM is sending a daily report about bugs closed in
> > > > > debian (isn't she nice). I did not pass three months worth through,
> > > > > but I wondered if you even knew these reports were being still sent?
> > > > > Also, do we even want a daily bug closing report on this list? Would
> > > > > it not belong better on -bugs?
> > > > 
> > > > I agree; it should be sent elsewhere.  CCing Simon for input on the most
> > > > effective place to send it.
> > > 
> > > Probably a new mailing list or something.  If you send it to -bugs, it
> > > will just blackholed by everybody.
> > > 
> > > What do you guys think of a ubuntu-closed-by-debian at l.u.c?
> > 
> > I think it's a bit much to have a list dedicated to this information.
> > Perhaps it should go to the bugsquad?  I usually don't like to mix automated
> > mail with discussion lists, but I think that's the target audience for this
> > report.
> 
> I'm unsure that most on the BugSquad would be interested in this.  I
> don't see many people trawling through closed Debian bugs trying to tie
> them into Ubuntu bugs.  Especially when we have new bugs of our own to
> process.

The idea is that someone should notice if an important bug is closed in
Debian whose fix we should consider pulling into Ubuntu.

> It seems like MOM's notification would be more useful to people who have
> adopted a set of packages.  Then they'd just filter on the ones they're
> keen on.  To me, this sounds like a separate list, or a smart
> subscription feature like what Malone has.

Good point; probably these notifications should go to the bug contacts.

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 - mdz