On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:39:14 -0800 Dan Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > But regarding this release, because Fedora has a program (called kudzu) > that is behaving ungracefully, I would say that allowing this release to > proceed without a fix is just incredulous to me because it is FEDORA's > PROBLEM (even if it was caused by the vendor), but since FEDORA's kuzdu > HANGS UMGRACEFULLY, does not BYPASS the problem device or driver, it is > IMHO a flaw in the code or at least in the design. AFAIK kudzu only has a problem after you try to install the binary driver at which point you're kinda on your own anyway. > Just imagine for a moment that some other device, pick one, exhibits the > same symptom as the one caused by nvidia - then what? Then another > device, then another... so what will Fedora say? > > "NOT OUR PROBLEM" and so the finger pointing keeps pointing outwards > instead of inwards. THIS is the kind of mentality that can get a > professional fired (unless the marketing types or "big boss upstairs" > decides to call it an "acceptable risk"). Fedora is a distro specifically targeted at people more interested in open source than in the latest binary blob. Other distributions have other priorities. Sean -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list