Introduction to bts-link

This document introduces bts-link, a tool that links bugs reported in Debian to bugs reported in upstream projects. Bts-link runs periodically and sends commands to Debian's bug tracker to tag bugs based on status changes in upstream trackers like Bugzilla and Launchpad. It notifies maintainers and subscribers of changes but does not automatically update bug statuses in Debian. The presentation provides background on bts-link and is given in the context of the HELIOS research project.