On Jan 28, 2008 7:40 AM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 07:12 -0700, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: > > On Jan 27, 2008 11:15 PM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > In my experience, they end getting fixed by moving forward. > > > > > > > > > A bug is only fixed if it takes place in the current release. > > > > > > > > Strange definition of bug fix. > > > What's strange about this? In real-life manufacturers will be sued for > > > "not fixing bugs in a current release" - Avoiding such situations is > > > called "customer care". > > > > > > Customer: "Garage, when I turn on my car's head lights, the heating > > > starts running at full power." > > > Garage : "We reported it upstream to the car's manufacturer. You might > > > try the next model available at your local dealer next year. Until then, > > > open the windows." > > > > > > > I think most of us have misparsed your original comment to be: > > > > Customer: "Garage, when I turn on my car's head lights, the heating > > starts running at full power." > > > > Garage : "You need to get the latest car. Otherwise we can't fix it." > > > > However, Linux is not cars. Each distro has its strengths and > > weaknesses. You seem to only see the weaknesses which has me > > questioning what you are trying to accomplish. > > Once again: My objective is improving usability, by eliminating bugs > ASAP, once you know about them. > Then think about how you are communicating. Many of your posts are coming across as a curmudgeon, stick-in-the-mud, or mister negativity. Improvement requires carrots and vision more than whips.. and your salting wounds about mistakes made 3 years ago does not make people want to change. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
