On Jan 28, 2008 7:40 AM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203(a)freenet.de> wrote:
On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 07:12 -0700, Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2008 11:15 PM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203(a)freenet.de> 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"