On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:29:07 +0100, Prakash Punnoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > And if you want bug reports, make it easier for the user. I know there is a > txt file in the kernel src dir, but it would be better, if there would be a > complete script which gets all possible need infos itself. Then user driven > input could be minimized.
Yup, having an interactive script that produce a bug-report-date.txt file would be great. Furthemore I don't understand why bugzilla is not used as the main bug reporting tool. > Furthermore many users are simple afraid to post to lkml. (They report to > forums, but don't want to report to lkml.) Even I often tend to think: Ok, I > came across a small bug. Should I post it or should I wait till next rc? > Usually I wait, because I feel like getting on people's nerves when I post > every little tidbit. Esp if bugreports seem to get ignored motivation goes > down to report again... > > Nevertheless, for a fun loving desktop user, I enjoy the pace the linux kernel > is evolving. It was so "boring" the 2.4 days. But on the other hand linux > kernel now tends to break various things with each release. I think esp nvidia > users now about it... Nvidia binary driver is a totaly different problem. -- Paolo <paolo dot ciarrocchi at gmail dot com> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hello: ciarrop paoloc.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/