On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 06:20:17 +1100, Russell Coker <russell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Beta testers are very valuable. We don't want to burn them so badly that they > give up testing! If we have to release a hacked-up version of an application > to allow recovery from a broken ABI as an interim measure then that's not a > problem IMHO. I think that the priority in this situation should be to get > the testers' systems running properly again ASAP so that they can continue > testing. As mentioned in this thread... ftp urls appearently work and there are ftp mirrors. Is this situation dire enough to demand a workaround with a tempory application level fix? Is the request for testers to use ftp mirrors for the time being beyond reason? > There are probably already bugs in rawhide packages going undiscovered because > the most dedicated testers have broken systems that can't be upgraded! I would dare say the most dedicated testers... have switched to ftp mirrors at this point. -jef"though you have to take the phrase 'most dedicated' when talking about rawhide users with a grain of salt.. they are more likely best described as most tenacous if not most stubborn. I don't think i'd call a bullrider who stays on the bull beyond the need time-limit for that round of the rodeo competition 'most dedicated'"spaeta
