I usually email the maintainer directly.  They are quite personable.  If
it's just a simple bug report I'm issuing, I'll use the appropriate
channels.  But many times the maintainers are just admins like myself and
appreciate feedback and support.

Also, the turn-around time for 80% of the problems I have found and
submitted were VERY quick.  I have been quite impressed.  Obviously the
seriousness and complexity of those bugs directly effects the turn-around
time so I base my judgements on those factors as well. (as well as many
others I'm not thinking of..)

* Blake

-----Original Message-----
From: Trent Shipley [mailto:tshipley@symbio-tech.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 3:40 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: RE: Which Linux Distro?


It makes sense that maintainers would happily entertain and expeditiously
fix problems in the unstable version ... presumably that is a major reason
one releases an unstable version in the first place.  (Now we just let the
guinea pigs find the remaining traps . . . )

However, were I using the test version I would expect to often read
something like "thank you for your bug report.  We will get to it as soon as
possible.  Your complaint is the 32nd priority in the level two triage
queue.  It is 39th overall.  We estimate that at current rates of
development your issue will be addressed in 6 to 10 weeks."


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Blake
> Barnett
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 3:02 PM
> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> Subject: RE: Which Linux Distro?
>
>
> If you're running unstable(woody) or testing(sid) you get bleeding edge
> tools.  Both releases are very stable (with some restraint on
> updating like
> mad).  There are very few software packages that are not in their apt
> sources, and the maintainers are very approachable for fixes and requests
> (my experiences anyway.)  I've never had a problem with apt that
> I couldn't
> fix with a few dpkg commands.

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