[akshatpradhan]

I think issues left open > 12 months is antithetical to the idea of lean/agile and could be a sign of suboptimal project management.

But don’t get me wrong, I <3 Ruby and am excited about Crystal.

[coldtea]

>issues left open > 12 months is anti-thetical to the idea of lean/agile

OSS doesn't care about lean/agile, those are ideologies consultants sell to enterprises.

Things are done when they are done.

[dunpeal]

> I think issues left open > 12 months is antithetical to the idea of lean/agile and could be a sign of suboptimal project management.

Totally depends on the nature of the project, its policies and users.

Any popular FOSS project that allows anyone to post a bug, and doesn't just close unattended bug reports (which is bad imho), is likely to end up with some (usually minor) bugs open over 12 or more months.