Comment 4 for bug 10556

Bugs do not "go off" as they age. "This bug is old" is not a justification for closing it unless there's inadequate information in the bug and the reporter hasn't been able to provide updated information, which is not the case here. Karl, please do not go around closing old installer bugs which already have a problem diagnosis in them.

Scott: I don't really see how a specification would help, and drafting one certainly wouldn't close the bug. My earlier comment already describes what should be done to fix the problem. It's just a fair chunk of work for a developer who is familiar with partman, and there aren't very many of us ...