On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 06:20:17 +1100, Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> 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