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 > are seriously advised not to use an Alpha release for you stable system > requirements. Alpha release *is* our QA process and it is meant for > those daring devils who have passion to try them out, find and report > bugs, try fixing issues and a lot more. It is not meant for any one who > doesn't want to look at things breaking and who do not have the patience > or inclination to fix things on their own. If you do not understand > this, your rants are meaningless. Please stop saying "Ubuntu broke my > system" or "Ubuntu doesn't work for me" if you tried an alpha release > and it messed you up. Even most of us try alpha releases over a VM, or > at least have a old box to spare the occasional curses of a breakage. > Please understand and stop ranting! :) 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 anything. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
