On 07/07/2007 10:50 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Glen Pfeiffer wrote: >> Is it preferable to submit a bug report to Debian or to the >> upstream project? Assume it is not a Debian only package, like >> GNOME for example. > > This is a judgement call on your part. If you have good detail about > the problem and are confident that it is actually an upstream bug then > by all means report it upstream. If you can provide a patch for it > against upstream sources then all the better and the more likely it > will be to be fixed sooner. [snip] > Another reason to report bugs to the Debian package is if the version > in the upstream is much later than the version in the software > distribution. For example Debian Stable by design will be stable and > will not change until the next release. This design brings huge > benefits to users of Debian Stable. Stable is not the bleeding edge. > Stable is stable! But it is also a point of contention with some > upstreams (e.g. Mozilla) and upstream will denigrate a distribution > with a stable release when the upstream does not believe in stable > releases. When the upstream only believes that everyone should use > the beeding edge it is best to report bugs to the package maintainer. Thank you. That was a great answer, and I really appreciate it.
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