the issue is fixed / has been fixed

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1. Let me get this clear. "The bug is fixed" means "somebody fixes the bug", i.e. somebody constantly or repeatedly fixes the bug, right? As in "bugs are fixed by programmers".
   
   On the other hand, "the bug has been fixed" means that the bug has already been fixed. Nobody is fixing it any more.
   
   Isn't there enough difference to prefer one variant to another?
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27th June 2013, 12:05 PM #6

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1. Re: the issue is fixed / has been fixed

   Zajac, as always, words and phrees are used in different ways sometimes with a very similar meaning and sometimes quite different. In my opinion, you need to provide more context and avoid making assertions about what things "mean" by themselves.
   
   For example, if my friend returned from a bicycle repair shop and said "My bike is fixed" or "My bike has been fixed", I would regard them as the same, her bike had a fault and now it does not have that fault.
   
   Notice that you can use fixed as verb or as adjective.
   "My bike is fixed" --- this can be seen as adjectival and refers to the state of the bike AFTER repair.
   "My bike is fixed every time it breaks down" --- verb concerning the process of doing the repair.