Users are supposed to test latest F14 mdadm update?

Michael Schwendt mschwendt at gmail.com
Sat Dec 11 21:40:02 UTC 2010


On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:44:22 +0100, Dennis wrote:

> On 12/11/2010 09:03 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
> > On Sat, 2010-12-11 at 15:03 +0100, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote:
> >
> >> Apart from the duplicated last paragraph since when are users supposed to
> >> test updates?
> >
> > The instructions are aimed at people testing updates-testing, not
> > general users.
> 
> That's what I thought but then they should have been removed before making 
> the package available to general users. I've not updated mdadm so far 
> because a non-booting system and potentially hosed raid is not what I need 
> right now.

Don't you trust the results of the testing [process] in general?
Or do you think the mentioned tests are insufficient?
And why would less verbose update notes be preferable?

> > Apart from the duplicated last paragraph

Btw, this appears to be due to a "feature" in the Fedora Updates System.


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