Am Samstag, den 03.11.2012, 02:28 -0500 schrieb Ma Xiaojun: > Though newer software is generally better
I disagree. A new software version can bring new features, but also a lot of new bugs. There are even examples of new version that reduces the functionality to simplify the program. > [...] and often contain important > bug fixings. Ubuntu developers (with upload right) would often ignore > or reject such SRU requests. Their excuse are always a magical word > called regression. Do you have examples for your claim? The smaller the diff, the better. Cherry-picking a patch for a bug is more likely to get accepted than trying to push a new upstream version. > So I guess having a PPA for your own use is the best solution. Using a PPA is a quicker and less time consuming solution for yourself. Following the SRU process takes more time, but then everyone can benefit from it. -- Benjamin Drung Debian & Ubuntu Developer -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
