Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread Schleimer, Ben
Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' 'stable' ? 'Testing' would be literally that, asking for feedback from users; 'probation' wb already tested for a defined period -- say 30 days -- How about a crazier idea: Each package has a stability rating from 0-99 per

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 29 March 2006 18:12, Schleimer, Ben wrote: Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' 'stable' ? 'Testing' would be literally that, asking for feedback from users; 'probation' wb already tested for a defined period -- say 30 days -- How about a crazier idea:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread b.n.
How about a crazier idea: Each package has a stability rating from 0-99 per architecture. 0 means totally untested/unstable and 99 means rock solid/no bugs. (0-33~unstable, 34-66~testing, 67-99~stable) Each new package starts at 50. Whenever a user uses the package, he can then vote on it by

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-24 Thread Nagatoro
Iain Buchanan wrote: On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:30 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' 'stable' ? There are 3 levels: Masked, ~ARCH, and ARCH. Masked you can install if you want, like gnome-2.14, but it's your own fault if it kills

[gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Christopher O'Neill
I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering rebuilding it with the debug flags to I can submit some useful bug reports. I think packages in stable

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Teresa and Dale
Christopher O'Neill wrote: I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering rebuilding it with the debug flags to I can submit some useful bug reports.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 23 March 2006 11:22, Christopher O'Neill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about '[gentoo-user] Re: KDE version': I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Thursday 23 March 2006 18:22, Christopher O'Neill wrote: I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering rebuilding it with the debug flags to I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Philip Webb
060324 Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: KDE 3.4.3 has its bugs too.. a lot of them fixed in the 3.5 releases. 3.5.1 is not in stable, and 3.5.2 is already looming around the corner Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' 'stable' ? 'Testing' would be literally that,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:30 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' 'stable' ? There are 3 levels: Masked, ~ARCH, and ARCH. Masked you can install if you want, like gnome-2.14, but it's your own fault if it kills your system. ~ARCH you can