Re: [gentoo-dev] KDE 3.2.3

[marduk]

[Okay, I have not read the entire thread as I came in on it late]

I think the problem is not primarily the fault of the Gentoo developers.
I see it as more as a issue with the "~" group: the brave souls who run
gentooware in the testing branch.  My understanding is that Gentoo
developers put stuff in ~* and expect to hear back from testers via
bugs.gentoo.org. Whether or not we have problems they expect to hear
from us, even if it's to say "ebuild x-y-z builds and runs fine on x86."
Most of us "~" users (myself included) simply upgrade new software and
if it doesn't work we go on our merry old way.  I'm guilty of this too.
But I think this gives the Gentoo developers the impression that it's
not been tested enough because not a lot of people are providing
feedback.  We usually only speak up when something is *not* working.  We
need to be more assertive if we are going to be "~" testers, because the
Gentoo developers look to us to determine if/when should go in the
stable branch.

So the next time you install a piece of software in the testing branch,
go to bugs.gentoo.org and see if their is an open item on that release.
If not open one yourself, but whatever you do, let the developers and
other users know your experiences running the new release on your
respective platforms.

Gentoo developers: please correct me if I'm wrong.

-m


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