why I'm using Ubuntu instead of Fedora ATM

[Greg Dekoenigsberg]

On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Bill Nottingham wrote:

>>>> I'm wondering if we could provide solutions for both users: One update
>>>> channel that only gets security updates and important bugfixes while the
>>>> other is a bit more bold -- we for example could have firefox2 in the
>>>> bold channel for FC6 while shipping the latest firefox 1.5.x in the more
>>>> conservative channel.
>>>
>>> So, an idea like this:
>>>
>>> - starts to exponentially expand the QA problem
>>
>> Bill, I love you, but I'm going to have to call bullshit on this one.
>> The answer is not "avoid making QA harder", the answer is to SOLVE THE QA
>> PROBLEM.
>
> Sure, but which of these plans make more sense:
>
> 1)
>
> - Solve the QA problem for our repo configurations as they exist
> - Expand the QA solution to new, multiple, disparate and conflicting
>  repositories
>
> 2)
>
> - Expand into new, multiple, disparate and conflicting repositories
> - Then try to solve the QA problem
>
> Honestly, before we can do multiple experimental repositories of this,
> that, and the other, we need to get our *OWN* house in order.

I agree with this completely -- if, and only if, we actually make a 
concerted effort at fixing the QA problem.

Which means articulating the QA problem, actually.

--g

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