Re: Issues list status

[David Kastrup]

Simon Albrecht <address@hidden> writes:

> If a patch has been abandoned for lack of skill or time, Status should
> go back to Accepted. Though it can’t be said in general: if it has
> been abandoned because the developer decided it didn’t make sense, or
> if it has become obsolete through other development, then
> Status:Invalid will be the right choice.
>
> I also think that we should deprecate Type:Patch. It doesn’t say
> anything on the area in which the patch operates; it’s redundant if
> Patch: is set at the same time; and the difference if an issue has had
> an associated patch from the beginning or later on is a mere
> administrative one and has no relevance for dealing with the issue.

Agreed.

-- 
David Kastrup