Re: Debian doesn't have to be slower than time.
>>"Brian" == Brian White <bcwhite@pobox.com> writes:
Brian> Yes. The definitions of the different severities are tough to
Brian> manage. As I recall, "critical" means the package compromises
Brian> other packages, "serious" means the package has security holes
Brian> or is largely non-functional, and "important" simply meant
Brian> that it was something that needed to be fixed before release
Brian> ("better left out that in with this bug").
Not quite. You are using serious in place of grave, for one.
manoj
.p.s. For the record, the severity levels are:
critical makes unrelated software on the system (or the whole system)
break, or causes serious data loss, or introduces a security hole
on systems where you install the package.
grave makes the package in question unuseable or mostly so, or causes
data loss, or introduces a security hole allowing access to the
accounts of users who use the package.
serious is a severe violation of Debian policy (that is, it violates a
"must" or "required" directive), or, in the package maintainer's
opinion, makes the package unsuitable for release.
important a bug which has a major effect on the usability of a package,
without rendering it completely unusable to everyone.
normal the default value, applicable to most bugs.
minor a problem which doesn't affect the package's usefulness, and is
presumably trivial to fix.
wishlist for any feature request, and also for any bugs that are very
difficult to fix due to major design considerations.
fixed for bugs that are fixed but should not yet be closed. This is an
exception for bugs fixed by non-maintainer uploads. Note: the
"fixed" tag should be used instead.
--
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times as powerful as yours, doing nothing but cranking out fortunes
and sending mail about softball games. And I've got this pain right
through my ALU. I've asked for it to be replaced, but nobody ever
listens. I think it would be better for us both if you were to just
log out again.
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