Why was a kernel-2.6.34 pushed to updates that had un-addressed bugs.

[cornel panceac]

2010/9/2 drago01 <drago01 at gmail.com>

> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Dennis J. <dennisml at conversis.de> wrote:
>
> > 2. Regressions can be easier to fix because you have a "known to work"
> case
> > you can use as a comparison. If bugs could be flagged as regression then
> > developers you potentially look at these first right after the
> regressions
> > occurred and probably identify the reason for the regression right away.
>
> It isn't that easy as you make it sound (especially for the kernel).
> It can up to need a git bisect but that requires being able to
> reproduce said bug (which might require hardware that the maintainer
> does not have).
>
>
> that's one of the many reasons testers' work should not just be discarded.
they have a lot of hardware and a lot of time the developers can not
possibly have. also they are more significant as average users since they
are not special persons working for special companies. i assumed here that
the average user is important, at least as important as a(ny) company.
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