[Reportbug-maint] Bug#661563: reportbug: suggest contacting debian-user when unsure about which package to file against

Jacob Adams jacobaa1031 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 20 01:53:05 UTC 2014


On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:18:27 +0100 Sandro Tosi <morph at debian.org> wrote:

 > No, that's not what reportbug is for: it is for *bug reporting* to the
 > Debian Bug Tracking System; users should know how to send an email to
 > the debian-users address.
 >

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=758656
I'm sure similar bugs are filed all the time by inexperienced users. A 
more intuitive interface (for a new user at least) will save everyone 
time by preventing many misfiled bug reports. Not all users understand 
how debian works and allowing them to get help easier and faster (by 
directing them to debian-user and other such lists and fora) will help 
us all in the end.



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