[Bug 939] New: - We need a resolution for abandoned bugs

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http://bugs.winehq.com/show_bug.cgi?id=939

           Summary: We need a resolution for abandoned bugs
           Product: Bugzilla
           Version: 2.14.2
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: bug list
        AssignedTo: jnewman at codeweavers.com
        ReportedBy: tony_lambregts at telusplanet.net
                CC: wine-bugs at winehq.com


We need a resolution for bugs that are orphaned by their reporter. the current
resolutions are

    * Fixed
    * Duplicate
    * Will not Fix
    * Invalid Bug
    * Fixed Later
    * Remind to fix
    * Works for me

There are a number of bugs that are marked as resolved because the reporter has
simply abandoned the effort. In some of the cases I think that "Works for me" or
 perhaps "invalid" is appropriate. In other cases I have no way of verifying
whether the problem is fixed because I do not have access to the program that
caused the original bug report.

The biggest reason for this is that for proper QA these bugs should be verified
before they are closed but there is no way to verify them. However if we keep
them around then they are just clogging up the works. Having a resolution of
"Orphaned" or "Abandoned" would be a way of tracking these bugs and would be a
valid way of dealing with them for QA.

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