Comment 20 for bug 48517

<Laibsch> Keybuk: May I kindly request you upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/48517 from Wishlist to High Importance?
<Keybuk> Laibsch: no; as mentioned in that bug, we've never supported swap on files
<Laibsch> Keybuk: As mentioned in the replies, please read https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance
<Laibsch> This cannot be anything but High.
<Laibsch> The fix you choose is up to you. But I cannot see there is any doubt about the importance of this one.
* Hobbsee notes that the importance doesnt really matter - it's whether it gets fixed or not
<Keybuk> Laibsch: of course it can
<Keybuk> it's wishlist
<Keybuk> we have never supported this configuration
<Keybuk> we provide no tools to put your system into this configuration
<Laibsch> Keybuk: Also, what about the patch that is supplied? No good?
<Keybuk> this configuration has never worked (unless by accident)
<Keybuk> it certainly does not work in dapper
<Keybuk> therefore this is not a regression either
<Laibsch> Keybuk: nano is not supported?
<Keybuk> Laibsch: you can nano /dev/hda1 and write garbage -- that doesn't mean we should support you when you can't mount your filesystem
<cjwatson> Laibsch: for future reference, patches should be submitted as unified diffs (diff -u)
<Keybuk> from the page you quote ...
<Keybuk> Wishlist: a request to add a new feature to one of the programs in Ubuntu
<cjwatson> the normal diff format is practically useless
<Keybuk> "new feature" => supporting swap files (instead of partitions)
<Laibsch> cjwatson: I would change the patch if I knew how. I had trouble applying it myself.
<Keybuk> please don't get too religious about the importance of a bug
<Keybuk> the importance is a guide for the developer, rather than the user
<Keybuk> it doesn't actually mean your bug is getting any less consideration
<Keybuk> in fact, for feisty I'm attempting to fix more wishlist bugs than critical ones (yes, that sounds weird)
<Laibsch> Well, this one is easy to fix. A user has said he would work in it to fix it. Still it has been sitting around for ages. (and it is important IMNSHO ;-))
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<Laibsch> on it
<Keybuk> Laibsch: how easy a bug is to fix, or how long it has been open, have no bearing on things
<mjg59> Laibsch: This bug isn't the only thing blocking swapfile support
<mjg59> Using swapfiles currently breaks hibernate
<cjwatson> Laibsch: given that most of our initscripts are going to be thrown away and totally redone from scratch in an entirely different way in feisty ...
<Laibsch> Keybuk: Why not accept the input from the user who said he would help out?
<Keybuk> you'll note that release goals for the last three ubuntu releases have included major changes to the startup and shutdown sequences, as well as the method of mounting filesystems
<Keybuk> this is, as a whole, something that is being worked on (tm)
<Keybuk> Laibsch: because as Colin points out, we've pretty much throwing away all the init scripts for feisty -- spending time now to try and fix that in the current initscripts system would reduce the amount of time to write the new stuff