However, elaborating, I see ok if the users are reporting bugs for up-to-date packages, which do not contain important patches.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:12 PM, Thomas Ward <tew...@trekweb.org> wrote: > > On 04/27/2015 03:10 PM, Javier Domingo Cansino wrote: > > I have one more concern, closely related to that last one. Ubuntu is not > a bleeding edge distro and because of that, development upstream can be > affected by already corrected bugs. In Arch Linux for example, users report > all bugs upstream but the ones concerning the packaging. This flow however > is damaging (IMO) when users are served outdated versions of programs. > > Debian is in the same boat, though. However, you are correct - the > workflow of upstreaming 'outdated' software version bugs upstream can cause > unnecessary noise and disruption in the upstream bug trackers, and that > should be a consideration point for this workflow item of "upstreaming" > things. > > > Thomas > -- Javier Domingo Cansino -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
