> because the filing of an issue is not a request to fix
Great phrase, this summarizes the point very well!
Exactly. A bug report is just that, a report. It increases the knowledge base of what problems exist in the project so that everyone can know.
It doesn't mean it has to be fixed. Not everything can always be done. So if it remains open, it's simply documentation of a problem that still exists. Closing it because some time passed is dishonest, if the problem still exists.
Great phrase, this summarizes the point very well!
Exactly. A bug report is just that, a report. It increases the knowledge base of what problems exist in the project so that everyone can know.
It doesn't mean it has to be fixed. Not everything can always be done. So if it remains open, it's simply documentation of a problem that still exists. Closing it because some time passed is dishonest, if the problem still exists.