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Subject: Re: Should non-security 2.7 bugs be fixed?
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Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> writes:
> It's very interesting that you ignore the two hardest parts of the process:
> (1) Producing the patch in the first place.
> (2) Convincing those with appropriate commit rights to accept the patch.

2 is often harder than 1.  Or consider the case when you report an
obvious bug and then have to talk yourself blue in the face to convince
others that it really is a bug.