Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread b.n.
How about a crazier idea: Each package has a stability rating from 0-99 per architecture. 0 means totally untested/unstable and 99 means rock solid/no bugs. (0-33~unstable, 34-66~testing, 67-99~stable) Each new package starts at 50. Whenever a user uses the package, he can then vote on it by givi

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 29 March 2006 18:12, Schleimer, Ben wrote: > > Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', > > 'probation' & 'stable' ? > > 'Testing' would be literally that, asking for > > feedback from users; > > 'probation' wb already tested for a defined period > > -- say 30 days -- > > How about a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-29 Thread Schleimer, Ben
> Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', > 'probation' & 'stable' ? > 'Testing' would be literally that, asking for > feedback from users; > 'probation' wb already tested for a defined period > -- say 30 days -- How about a crazier idea: Each package has a stability rating from 0-99

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-24 Thread Nagatoro
Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:30 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: >> Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' & 'stable' ? > > There are 3 levels: > > Masked, ~ARCH, and ARCH. > > Masked you can install if you want, like gnome-2.14, but it's your own > fault if it

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:30 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: > > Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' & 'stable' ? There are 3 levels: Masked, ~ARCH, and ARCH. Masked you can install if you want, like gnome-2.14, but it's your own fault if it kills your system. ~ARCH you can

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Philip Webb
060324 Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > KDE 3.4.3 has its bugs too.. a lot of them fixed in the 3.5 releases. > 3.5.1 is not in stable, and 3.5.2 is already looming around the corner Isn't the solution to have 3 levels: 'testing', 'probation' & 'stable' ? 'Testing' would be literally that, ask

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Thursday 23 March 2006 18:22, Christopher O'Neill wrote: > I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable > for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and > Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering > rebuilding it with the debug flags t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 23 March 2006 11:22, "Christopher O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] Re: KDE version': > I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable > for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konque

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Teresa and Dale
Christopher O'Neill wrote: >I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable >for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and >Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering >rebuilding it with the debug flags to I can submit some useful bug >repo

[gentoo-user] Re: KDE version

2006-03-23 Thread Christopher O'Neill
I've been using 3.5.1 for a while also, imo it should stay in unstable for now. There are a few bugs with the desktop, Konqueror and Kaffeine also has a habit of seg-faulting. I am considering rebuilding it with the debug flags to I can submit some useful bug reports. I think packages in stable