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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:28:46 +0200 Simon Stelling <blubb@g.o> |
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wrote: |
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| Grant Goodyear wrote: |
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| > If we |
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| > (being Gentoo) say that we're going to do something, and then things |
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| > fall through, it might make us look bad, after all. |
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| Maybe it's just me being stupid, but what exactly do we have to loose? |
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| (This is a serious question, I'd appreciate serious answers.) |
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Huge amounts of time, effort and users. How much arch team time was |
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spent fixing genkernel? How much time was spent fixing the OS X mess? |
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How many users did we lose as a result of all the QA screwups? |
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As much as I hate relying upon slashdot for anything reasonable at all, |
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an awful lot of people in that thread were suggesting that more time be |
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spent on QA and fixing existing bugs and much less on fancy new |
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things... |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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Mail : ciaranm at ciaranm.org |
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