On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 17:42, Tom Brinkman wrote: ----- snip ----->8 > /mild but accurate rant > The problem was and isn't the cooker developement process. The > problem was _users_ who wouldn't install the upcomming release > until cooker reached at least the RC stage. BUT, by then it was > far far too late. This new release cycle (still every six > months) might help, but I now see people now sayin, "I'm gonna > wait for the 'official', 10.0-CE is nothin but RC2". If I were > them with that attitude I'd keep it to myself. What they're > really sayin (to me anyhow) is "I'll let some others test drive > the new release for me. I'm not willin to take part in the > community developed distro I use". > > Anybody can test, and newbie confusion/user problems with the > distro equates to a bug that needs correction. Plus the > additional hardware base they contribute, as they're the most > likely to buy/have hardware with little to no regard for/ > knowledge of Linux compatibility. EG, the current 'CD1 won't > boot' problem for some users. With 9.2, the LG cdrom deal. > end mba rant/
I, for one, appreciate your rant. As a newbie, both to Mandrake and to Linux in general, I've been a bit confused about the varying attitudes toward cooker, the RCs and now the Community download. On the one hand, when a question is asked concerning a problem a user is having, I often hear, "Well, a newbie has no business running cooker," or, "What did you expect with an RC?", etc. I can see why some would shy away from anything but a full, official release. It's good to hear that some appreciate users' willingness to experiment with the latest releases, whether newbies or more-seasoned users. Of course, if the problem is brought to the list in the form of a raving, angry complaint, then the "what did you expect?" response is probably justified. :-) -- Chuck Mattsen ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Mahnomen, MN Registered Linux User #346519
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