Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Well, I disagree with this point of view. Yes, Debian wishes to support > > newcomers to Linux. That is why we have debian-user. We have a > > responsibility to those new users to "train" them to be "free" users. > > They can only do that if they become familiar with the ins and outs of the > > "Debian Way".
John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But by actually submitting a bug report in the first place, they're > already helping. The maintainer can either fix it or open a dialogue > up with the submitter if more information is needed. Slow down folks. [Er... except on getting hamm released.] Dale is talking from the viewpoint of being libc maintainer. John is talking about the application view of the system. In general, I agree with John's point of view. However, before reporting that something about libc is broken, it's worthwhile doing a certain amount of research. [If you find that the point you're researching is undocumented, or that the documentation doesn't adequately describe the situation, that may itself be a bug, of course.] That said, "info libc" doesn't even mention the debian bug tracking system, let alone that the web pages should be consulted before reporting a bug on libc. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
