On 11/05/2012 03:02 PM, Nabil Maynard wrote:
WONTFIX = We acknowledge this is a valid bug, but are choosing not to fix it due to time and resources necessary to fix it. We will not be revisiting this bug unless it is re-raised by others. LATER = We acknowledge this is a valid bug, and we agree that it should be fixed, but don't have time right now. We will be voluntarily revisiting this soon.
Actually no.
WONTFIX = Your feature proposed doesn't fit in our plans for this project, or the minor bug you get occasionally implies to rewrite everything (etc) therefore we choose not to fix it - neither we expect anybody else to address it unless they fork the whole project. If you believe we are wrong convince us and we might reopen.
If a report is valid but there are no resources to address it then it should be left open as NEW with LOW priority, making it easy to be searched.
NEW-LOW and RESOLVED-WONTFIX are clear answers that throw the ball back to the reporter or anybody else interested in the report. RESOLVED-LATER is confusing and leaves certain expectation, with a higher possibility of losing the ball between the cracks.
The comments about LATER make theoretical sense, but the practice of bug trackers leaves little room for doubt: the reports that are not open are perceived as closed for good. They disappear from lists and reports, and are forgotten soon.
-- Quim