[Mageia-dev] Firefox 5

Fri Jun 24 16:18:21 CEST 2011

On Friday, 24 June 2011 03:35:08 David W. Hodgins wrote:
+
+> Just today, in alt.os.linux.mandriva, there was a user complaining that
+> firefox 4 wasn't available.  When it was pointed out that it's been
+> in backports for quite a while, the response was that using backports
+> "broke" his system.
+
+Where is his bug report?
+
+Would QA by the QA team have avoided the problem?
+
+(And, the idea with Backports was IMHO that it should not be enabled in the 
+configuration, but used on a case-by-case basis - which was easier once 
+rpmdrake allowed it).
+
+> Hopefully Mageia backports won't get that type
+> of reputation.  One way to help with that, is to ensure that all
+> backports at least have some qa testing.
+> 
+> I understand your concerns.
+> 
+> My proposal is to use the backports testing, and see if the qa team
+> can keep up.  If not, having the package pushed directly from cauldron
+> to backports, or release/updates could be opened up later.  Nothing
+> is being fixed in stone here.
+
+In Mandriva, I typically *tested* (minimally) anything I pushed to backports, 
+before I pushed it.
+
+But, I certainly don't think having the QA team involved would have provided 
+much value.
+
+There was one instance for OpenLDAP where a non-OpenLDAP-maintainer pushed the 
+cooker package to backports without testing, which did create a problem for 
+some users :-(.
+
+IMHO, *if* we want to have QA, it should be the onus of users who wanted the 
+backports, and not require any contributor action. E.g. an automatic system 
+based on votes (e.g. require positive feedback from 80% of at least 20 users 
+who have rated a package to promote a package from backports_testing to 
+backports).
+
+Regards,
+Buchan
+