Living on Unstable (was: Re: task-kde broken)
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Petr Cech wrote:
> > Why did packages sent LATER to incoming arrive EARLIER?
> because they where not new perhaps?
I don't know. That's what I'm asking. :)
> > To my previous question, I received the reply, "it's in incoming."
> > I've asked how to get it from incoming, but received little to
>
> incoming.debian.org.
Yes. That doesn't help me actually _get_ them, though. Unfortunately,
I've found this to be a trend in Debian. Developers _assume_ all
the users know as much as they do. That's just not the case. I
consider myself a fairly saavy Linux and Debian user. I still have
problems finding documentation, however.
> And if you did search on www.debian.org/search enter incoming and the
> first match is what you're looking for
The search works?!? Since when?
I honestly didn't try it because it's been broken for _so_ long
(over a year, at least). My mistake, and I apologize.
This should help with finding documentation. Good! :)
> > > If you can't handle unstable, don't live on unstable.
> >
> > Yes, that's right. Because bug reports aren't wanted, I guess.
>
> <snip>my unpublishable comment on this</snip>
You can send me a private mail if you'd like. :)
I'll admit to being extremely frustrated with the "if you can't
handle unstable...," comment, ESPECIALLY coming from a developer
who has stated that bug reports for XF4 are unwanted, even given
the many messages on this list about confusing packaging. XF4
wasn't really an issue for me because I eventually figured it
out. Others haven't been so lucky. It irks me that these people
are being disregarded as "clueless" and "hysterical."
<soapbox>
It's like saying, "if you don't like the country, move." No, thanks.
I'll stay and HELP MAKE IT BETTER.
</soapbox>
I overreacted a bit, and I apologize. I didn't expect to have
kdm/XF4 problems, and when I did, I naturally tried to upgrade
kde. I can't, and it's frustrating. I apologize for getting
a little hot, but I think the core of my message is still valid.
-Dave
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