(In reply to comment #25)
> When a bug has been known for over 4 years and there's such a simple fix, why
> is there discussion of putting off fixing it until later? Or am I
> misunderstanding Jonathan's reply again?
This bug will likely be fixed in 2.17 development, with a backport to 2.16.1 if requested. Does that match your expectations?
(In reply to comment #25)
> When a bug has been known for over 4 years and there's such a simple fix, why
> is there discussion of putting off fixing it until later? Or am I
> misunderstanding Jonathan's reply again?
This bug will likely be fixed in 2.17 development, with a backport to 2.16.1 if requested. Does that match your expectations?