worst release ever?

[Neal Becker]

On Thursday 15 January 2009, Claude Jones wrote:
> On Thursday 15 January 2009 06:54:12 Neal Becker wrote:
> > I hate to say it, but at this point (4.2rc1) this is the least stable kde
> > I've seen.  kmail is now crashing repeatably.  Akonadi crashes every time
> > I open my calendar.  I hope it's not released like this.
>
> I hate to say it, but, in reviewing the list messages for the past day,
> this is the first indication from you of a problem. Did we miss something?
> Have you put out a query as to whether others are having the same issue?
> Have you made any attempt to figure out what is causing your crashes? You
> are blaming the release - are you really so sure? Only one other person is
> reporting a problem such as you describe, and he gave some specifics. I'm
> not having it across multiple machines - I'm sitting in front of two
> machines running kmail right this moment. Making big declarations may
> relieve frustration of the moment, but they don't usually lead to problem
> solving - a little more information from your situation could lead to a
> resolution of your problem - what were you doing before the crash, what log
> info can you provide, what's your hardware, etc. etc... Your subject line
> is dismissive, and insulting, of the hours and hours of work of many
> individuals and isn't going to help you get support - it could be true, but
> until you provide some data that others can replicate, you're just barking
> at the moon.

Yes, yes, yes.  I have reported many bugs to bugs.kde, and frequently also 
mention them here to see if others have the same experiences.