Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-17 Thread Sanjay Bhangar
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Mehul Ved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/17/08, Sanjay Bhangar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I find it amusing how long the thread has gone on the mumbai glug and > how > > happy people are to bash ubuntu - fair enough, there maybe a lot of > pent-up > > frustr

Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-17 Thread Mehul Ved
On 3/17/08, Sanjay Bhangar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it amusing how long the thread has gone on the mumbai glug and how > happy people are to bash ubuntu - fair enough, there maybe a lot of pent-up > frustration against ubuntu - I just don't understand how anyone can give any > credibilit

Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-17 Thread Sanjay Bhangar
Full Ubuntu abuse on the Bombay GLUG ;-) If I follow the thread correct though, it started with a reference to the blogpost: http://sharninder.blogspot.com/2008/03/ubuntu-doesnt-work-for-me-yet-aka.html Now, I can totally understand people bitching out Ubuntu, noting that for server machines, Cent

Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-17 Thread Ramnarayan . K
Hi, On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Parthan SR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > Parthan, > > > > How does this apply to the post I forwarded? > > > Please check the subject line of my mail, it didn't have a "Re:". It > wasn't a reply to your mail or one to Raju's compla

Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-16 Thread Parthan SR
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Parthan, > > How does this apply to the post I forwarded? Raju applied a Ubuntu > *security patch* which broke mailman, and it is his contention that > this is due to bad QA practices. He didn't install an alpha release of > an

Re: [ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-16 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Parthan SR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, when you download-install or upgrade your stable version of Ubuntu > to an Alpha version, you are consciously accepting the fact that things > may seriously break ad you are ready to face such things. Secondly, you >

[ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-16 Thread Parthan SR
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Ubunteros, Although most of us know why Ubuntu is not messing up in QA, I thought it would be better to enlighten others in the list. To start with, I will refer to the post by Richad Johnson in his blog (and eventually to Planet Ubuntu) about t

[ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

2008-03-16 Thread Udhay Shankar N
A rant originally posted to the linux-delhi (and other) lists by Raju Mathur - a Unix guru of nearly 2 decades' standing, and a member of the OSI board. This is only the latest example of a phenomenon I am noticing of late. I think Ubuntu is experiencing a backlash that they would do well to p