Note that if we don't merge, we can still make email status modifications to the bug DTRT by, if the bug is a duplicate, operating on the master bug instead.
We could also either:
- Avoid displaying status for duplicate bugs
- Display the status for the master bug in the duplicate bugs, marking it specially
Status (from master bug 12):
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| Affects |
I think I prefer the former, because a person visiting the dupe will be rare enough that it's worth avoiding the confusion.
Note that if we don't merge, we can still make email status modifications to the bug DTRT by, if the bug is a duplicate, operating on the master bug instead.
We could also either:
- Avoid displaying status for duplicate bugs
- Display the status for the master bug in the duplicate bugs, marking it specially
Status (from master bug 12): ------- ------- ------- ------- --
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| Affects |
I think I prefer the former, because a person visiting the dupe will be rare enough that it's worth avoiding the confusion.