On 7/2/22 14:49, Eric Schirra wrote:
I merely said that new things, which of course can be or are better and also safe, should only be used when they are, let's say, stable and do not pose a lot of problems. My standard answer to such a statement: Agreed, for whatever definition of "stable"... ;-)
For example: Do you consider a system with huge security holes, but which perfectly functions for you, as "stable"? Eventually many people do, until the time an attacker takes over. (Don't get me wrong. I do not assume you to be naive like this.) The real challenge is how to find out whether something reached some sort of stable state. You cannot really find out until you start using it in some form. And yes, testing Factory snapshots with openQA is already one form of using it but will never be 100% perfect. So some risks have to be accepted.
I see this in other areas as well. Old problems are not solved because they are too difficult or uninteresting. Instead, they take something new that is more hip, but doesn't have many functions yet or even bugs. Judging from Stefan's former postings here I don't think that he is blindly asking for new things.
I am not against new things. I certainly don't. But it should take you further and not create new problems. AFAICS nobody here disagrees with that.
Ciao, Michael.