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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [despammed] Re: QA Team [JRT]
From:       Esben Mose Hansen <esben () mosehansen ! dk>
Date:       2004-01-31 11:25:10
Message-ID: 200401311225.25665.esben () mosehansen ! dk
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On Saturday 31 January 2004 03:49, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Esben Mose Hansen wrote:
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> > On Friday 30 January 2004 03:58, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> >>If we put out a release that has a lot of nice new features, users will
> >>probably like that.  But, it it also has a lot of new bug compared to
> >> 3.1.5 they they may go back.  The 3_2_BRANCH from yesterday has bugs
> >> that if they are not fixed, I will go back to 3.1.5.
> >
> > That is to be exspected. I have not migrated to Linux Kernel 2.6.x yet
> > for much the same reasons. I don't have a problem with this.
> >
> > Remember the line: "Release early, release often". There's wisdom there
> > :)
>
> To try to be more clear.
>
> Bugs in new features are to be expected.  Hopefully, these will be what I
> refer to as real bugs (design issues) rather than coding errors.
>
> Regression bugs in mature parts of the application should not be allowed in
> a stable release.

Regression bugs are a sign of health in any application :) It means people are 
confident that they can improve the basic / existing code, improving as they 
can. 

I develop software for a living; and despite extensive testing and other QA 
activities, regression bugs are found in the production environment.

Does 2.6.0 have regression bugs? If yes, does that hurt linux reputation? 
Users who do not want regression bugs should track the stable distribution, 
e.g. Debian/STABLE, not download the newest release of every single 
application: synergistic (modulo spelling) effects do occur, preventing 
bugfree releases of any single application (suite) in any case.

What you're proposing is the cathedral. It will not work as well as the 
bazaar.

Release often. Release early. There's wisdom there :)

Instead of talking, how about coding/doing QA etc? Nothing prevents anyone 
from doing so :o)

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regards, Esben

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