Announcing the release of Fedora 15 Beta!!

[Kevin Kofler]

Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> How do you (as provenpackager) know whats broken? Do you look over bug
> reports for packages you fix? Do you talk with upstream and check for
> bugs there or new releases? Do you use the package day to day and fix
> or report issues you run into?
> 
> Or do you just fix it so it builds and works for you?

Actually, I just fix it so it builds, period. ;-)

> If you do do those things, why not become a maintainer of the package
> in Fedora? If you don't, can you see why this is not a substitute for
> someone more involved in the package?

It's not a substitute, but in the absence of that "someone more involved in 
the package", it is better to have the package (even if it's poorly 
maintained) than to not have it at all!

        Kevin Kofler