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Re: X is now broken, unbreak?



On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 08:07:48PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:

> It's a simple bug.  Easy to fix.  Kills only certain X setups, and
> certainly doesn't stop you from launching X if you need to.  Doesn't damage
> the box, doesn't make the box unusable, doesn't cause loss of data, doesn't
> compromise other packages on the box, and doesn't create a security risk on
> the box.

> All of those things make it a "Priority: Normal" bug at worst, and an
> annoyance at best.

It breaks startup for the vast majority of X installations for no
reason.  It does not seem entirely unreasonable to describe a bug like
that as release critical.

-- 
"You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever."



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