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Re: [opensuse-project] Boxed editions slipping on release dates (3 weeks in some cases)
- From: "Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:56:36 -0600
- Message-id: <200901031956.36560.rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
On Saturday 03 January 2009 05:34:31 pm Eric Springer wrote:
When you use word tester you mean average computer user able to report
problem, but not to help much. The other side of the sectrum is guy that is
software developer. He is not necessarily familiar with software in question,
but when required he can use debugging tools.
Situations where something doesn't work are common when you try to synchronize
few thousands software titles. Some configurations will work, some will fail.
I use openSUSE becasue they still have very small number of problems,
comparing to others. [1]
For instance, OpenOffice is for me no-no in KDE4 desktop. Reason is nvidia
driver for legacy chipsets (FX 5200). What happen is when OOo window has
focus, and mouse pointer is anywhere on the desktop outside the OOo window,
it will wreck havoc. When OOo window has no focus all comes back to normal.
If one would be very strict OOo will not go out until that is fixed. Many
users have graphic that is based on legacy GPUs, so bug affects a lot of
people. Nvidia interest is to fix first bugs in drivers for current hardware,
so legacy is after that. You can't let all the people wait until bug that
affects only KDE4 users with legacy Nvidia graphic, is solved.
[1] Fedora 10 installation quits on partitioning, without giving me a chance
to point finger where it should be installed.
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Regards, Rajko
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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Rajko M. wrote:
Though, if you are not sure where bug comes from, software itself, or
underlaying libraries, then you will publish software anyway, with hope
that new round will reveal something.
And that is where the problem lies. These problems are strictly for
developers, pushing it to testing is a complete waste of resources and
good will. It needs to sit in some sort of work-in-progress repository
or be masked in a way.
When you use word tester you mean average computer user able to report
problem, but not to help much. The other side of the sectrum is guy that is
software developer. He is not necessarily familiar with software in question,
but when required he can use debugging tools.
Situations where something doesn't work are common when you try to synchronize
few thousands software titles. Some configurations will work, some will fail.
I use openSUSE becasue they still have very small number of problems,
comparing to others. [1]
For instance, OpenOffice is for me no-no in KDE4 desktop. Reason is nvidia
driver for legacy chipsets (FX 5200). What happen is when OOo window has
focus, and mouse pointer is anywhere on the desktop outside the OOo window,
it will wreck havoc. When OOo window has no focus all comes back to normal.
If one would be very strict OOo will not go out until that is fixed. Many
users have graphic that is based on legacy GPUs, so bug affects a lot of
people. Nvidia interest is to fix first bugs in drivers for current hardware,
so legacy is after that. You can't let all the people wait until bug that
affects only KDE4 users with legacy Nvidia graphic, is solved.
[1] Fedora 10 installation quits on partitioning, without giving me a chance
to point finger where it should be installed.
--
Regards, Rajko
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