Reporting bugs: there is nothing to gain in frustrating reporters

[Scott Robert Ladd]

Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> Agreed. But keep in mind that it is not necessary to reply: once the bug is
> open and confirmed, the last comment "wins", in a way. If the bugmaster
> wanted to close it, he would just do it, so an objection in a comment does
> not make the bug invalid per se.

But an objection from one of the bugmasters *is* enough to keep people
from presenting a patch. While the may not explicitly close the bug,
their negative reaction tends to suggest that they would not look
favorably on a patch.

..Scott