> > We only put major lowrisk fixes in 7.1.X releases, and this one is too
> > minor for the risk. Sorry.
> >
>
> I think this patch is important enough -- it fixes an annoying broken
> call, with a two line patch that is quite localized. So, the risk level
> seems quite low. AFAICT, the worst thing this patch could do is keep
> fetch as broken, though perhaps in a different way. But, even then, I'm
> fairly confident that the patch is good, or at least better than what
> we've got, since we've already tried it out here, and found it to
> apparently fix the issue.
I am not actually making the decision myself. Patching only major
problems with low-risk patches has always been our policy. If you can
get others to agree, I will gladly apply it.
See the HISTORY file for a description of what is in 7.1.3. You can see
they all follow that policy.
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