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These 3 “solutions” are what typically “fix” all OpenSource bugs.<\/p>\n

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  1. Close without testing because “code has changed too much.”<\/li>\n
  2. Declare it an “upstream” bug so you get credit for the close without actually doing anything.<\/li>\n
  3. Let it rot until the version it was logged against is “no longer supported” and tell the user to retest against a currently supported code base.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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