[sf-perl] Escalation or something else?

[Neil Heller]

In the following situation, what is your opinion of the best course of
action?

As a developer, you have completed a module and have moved it for testing.
A tester discovers a bug of mid-severity.
You say "that's no bug, that's a feature.  Besides, the release is 1 hour
away."

Does the tester escalate the problem to his manager?
Does the code get released with the bug (feature)?

Does something else happen?