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0 pointsnkrisc8mo ago0 comments

If your software has a bug, it’s your bug. If the root cause of the bug in your software comes from a direct call into some dependency, that’s immaterial to the users of your software. Your software is incorrect, so your software has a bug.

How you choose to resolve it is up to you. You might implement a fix in your code to handle the bug case until the dependency is fixed.

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coldpie8mo ago

Of course. They chose to resolve it by saying the underlying software should be fixed. That seems perfectly fine to me.

fasterik8mo ago

The responsible thing to do would be to report the bug to the upstream project and keep the issue open pending the underlying issue's resolution.

This is a broader cultural thing. In large organizations there is a tendency toward deflecting as much responsibility as possible onto other teams. In part it's a lack of resources, but it's also a result of individual contributors not being willing to take ownership of the product they work on.

Symbiote8mo ago

That's not a resolution, that's ignoring the bug.

coldpie8mo ago

No, it isn't. It's directing the bug to the people who are able to fix it.

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