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2013/5/11 Thomas Ward <teward@xxxxxxxxxx>

> You've also satisfactorily answered any questions I had, too.
>
> +1 vote from me.
>
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> Thomas Ward
> LP: teward <https://launchpad.net/~teward>
>
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Alberto Salvia Novella <
> es20490446e@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  Sorry because of the delay. Here are the answers:
>>
>>
>> After selecting to view hidden and backup files, they aren't shown until the window is closed <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1161412>
>>
>>
>>    - I considered the first thing the user will do is to close the
>>    window and reopen it, so the bug will be easily workarounded for him.
>>
>>
>> xSPIM application does not start <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spim/+bug/824084>
>>
>>
>>    - I changed the "doesn't work in any case" statement to "doesn't work
>>    with all the Ubuntu releases".
>>     - I clarified the workaround to not be working in Ubuntu 13.04.
>>     - Philip Wyett <https://launchpad.net/%7Ephilip-wyett> filed the bug
>>    to debbugs #670949<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670949>on
>>    2013-04-11.
>>
>>
>> El 12/04/13 01:59, Brian Murray escribió:
>>
>>  On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 06:45:07PM +0200, Alberto Salvia Novella wrote:
>>
>>  Dear Thomas,
>>
>> About these two bugs that were not valid in my application for
>> joining the Ubuntu BugControl team, I found two great substitutes:
>>
>>    After selecting to view hidden and backup files, they aren't shown
>>    until the window is closed
>>    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1161412> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1161412>
>>
>>        - I reported the bug myself, with rich detail.
>>        - I forwarded it upstream.
>>        - I would give it an importance of "low", since it's an
>>        usability issue that does not limit the functionality of the
>>        application.
>>
>>  While using your own bug reports in applications to the Ubuntu Bug
>> Control team is generally frowned upon the work of forwarding the bug is
>> the same and the forward (and bug watch) look good.  I think I would
>> give this an importance of at least Medium though as it makes it hard to
>> find these files.
>>
>>
>>     xSPIM application does not start
>>    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spim/+bug/824084> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spim/+bug/824084>
>>
>>        - I explained how this package dependencies where not correctly met.
>>        - I confirmed the bug was still there many releases after.
>>        - I tagged all the affected releases.
>>        - I reported the bug was still there and not as imagined by
>>        other user.
>>        - I added a work-around.
>>
>>  What does "doesn't work in any case" mean there?
>>
>>
>>         - I would give it an importance of "high", since prevents the
>>        application from functioning at all and the work-around won't
>>        always on any Ubuntu release.
>>
>>  Could you clarify in which releases the workaround works in the bug?
>>
>> This looks good but looking in Debian for the bug report and adding a
>> bug watch for it would have helped too.
>>
>> --
>> Brian Murray
>> Ubuntu Bug Master
>>
>>
>>
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