[Mono-dev] Question on the number of closed vs. open bugs

[Robert Braun]

Hi,

At http://mono-project.com/Bugs Mono's bug tracker is linked.

As of today it counts 2572 "open" and 31 "closed" bugs (plus a larger
number of unclosed "new" bugs and "requests for enhancements").

That ratio is extraordinarily high compared with any other bug trackers
I've seen.

In fact I'm wondering how a software project is able to survive with
such a huge number of unfixed bugs.

I'd be grateful for any reasonable explanation or background. Thanks.

Regards
Robert