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sulekha
April 17th, 2009, 06:03 AM
Hi all,

see this :- http://blogs.computerworld.com/linux_bugs_whaddaya_want_for_nothin

Paqman
April 17th, 2009, 08:57 AM
Good article. It's nice that he gives Canonical some airtime to talk about one of the big speedbumps some new users hit. Everytime a newbie crashlands in Busybox, we've lost a potential Linux convert.

23meg
April 17th, 2009, 09:18 AM
So I contacted Ubuntu's owner, Canonical.

And there begin the symptoms of being stuck with an old paradigm of "ownership, therefore sole responsibility" that are all over the article. Canonical is not Ubuntu's owner. It's the trademark owner of the Ubuntu branding, and Ubuntu's main sponsor. It's not the only body responsible from Ubuntu's well being, nor is it the ultimate place to beg fixes to your problems from.


"Far more commonly there are established routes through Launchpad, the company’s bug reporting facility."

Launchpad is not just a bug reporting facility, nor is it "the company's", in the sense that it's only / mainly used by "the company".


Launchpad, on the other hand, is for extremely talented coders to submit bugs or blueprints for features that are considered in twice-yearly development meetings for inclusion in future projects.

No, the bug tracker part is for anyone who can observe some guidelines (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs) and navigate the interface or use the built-in bug reporting facilities in Ubuntu to submit bug reports. That's definitely not "everyone", but it's not "extremely talented coders" either.


Launchpad is used by a few hundred officially recognized developers with highly advanced skill sets who try to get their code accepted into an Ubuntu project.

No, there's no barrier of "official recognition" for using Launchpad.


Of course, most of us don't fit that description. So if you're a newbie like me, or even a proficient Ubuntu user with a problem, you can vent on the forums if you like, but you should consider going to Ubuntu Brainstorm and suggesting a change.

That conclusion sounds like it will drive many people towards using Brainstorm for bug reports, which is unfortunate.

inobe
April 17th, 2009, 09:31 AM
never read those blogs, it's almost like watching fox news.