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Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by feu on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:13AM (#27274641)
Closing an issue shouldn't prevent anyone from finding it though. At least on GitHub closed issues are still visible in the issue tracker.
Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by kenniskrag on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:30AM (#27274743)
I think closed issues shouldn't be a problem on the current release. So why search through them?
Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @07:32AM (#27275547)
Because - per the pattern of behavior we're discussing in this thread - some developers close old issues, whether they were actually resolved or not, and it's becoming a common practice, particularly with the appearance of bots performing this function automatically.

Also, not everyone is using the most recent release.

Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by spacechild1 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @07:52AM (#27275710)
Some issues are not actually bugs but user errors (e.g. because they haven't read the manual). Personally I'm not sure if it's better to close such issues or keep them open with a special label.
Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by innocenat on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:27AM (#27274723)
Who search for closed issues when searching if other have the same bug?
Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @06:28AM (#27275136)
I do, because I realized people close stale issues just because (and then there are bots that do it now too). I'm happy I can still do it, and I worry that one day someone will have a bright idea to "archive" closed issues to where they cannot be easily found.
Re:Use native context menus on Mac OS by NicoJuicy on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @07:05AM (#27275353)
I do. Because perhaps it's fixed in a newer version or ...