Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Branden Robinson dijo [Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:07:04PM -0500]: > > Hrm. I guess that theory doesn't scale up beyond the package level... > > It doesn't even scale up to XFree86. *Every time* someone talks to me > in person about XFree86, I expect they want my help with a problem, or > they want t

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-26 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:22:34PM +0100, Mark Howard wrote: > Hi, > I've started a discussion on debian-gtk-gnome (galeon not in Debian > stable) about not shipping a package because a stable upstream release > has not been made. There are no major problems with the package, just > minor issues

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-26 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 02:57:10PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:48:20AM +0300, Richard Braakman wrote: > > Imagine a year from now. You're at a geekly convention. Someone > > walks up to you and says, "Hey, you're Mark Howard! I've been using > > your package in stabl

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-26 Thread Anthony Towns
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:48:20AM +0300, Richard Braakman wrote: > Imagine a year from now. You're at a geekly convention. Someone > walks up to you and says, "Hey, you're Mark Howard! I've been using > your package in stable, and..." > > At this point, do you go "Uh-oh"? Does your gut start

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-25 Thread Richard Braakman
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:22:34PM +0100, Mark Howard wrote: > I know the default answer is that it's the package maintainer's decision > - but I don't know what to decide! I suggest you go with gut feeling :) Imagine a year from now. You're at a geekly convention. Someone walks up to you and s

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-25 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lun 25/08/2003 à 21:22, Mark Howard a écrit : > Should we have another measure for when packages are releasable in > addition to RC bugs. For example, does having >100 minor bugs means that a > package is unsuitable for stable? > I know the default answer is that it's the package maintainer's de

Re: 0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Mark Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My initial thoughts were that many minor bugs and wishlist items as well > as a general unpolished feel should stop a package getting into stable. > There are many reasons, however for including galeon. > > Should we have another measure for when package

0 RC bugs == releasable quality?

2003-08-25 Thread Mark Howard
Hi, I've started a discussion on debian-gtk-gnome (galeon not in Debian stable) about not shipping a package because a stable upstream release has not been made. There are no major problems with the package, just minor issues and feature requests. There have been some interesting responses to thi