2008/11/13 Andrew Sayers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Stephan Hermann wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 11:56 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: > >> > >> - Allow downgrades. This should help narrowing potential causes of > >> the trouble. > > > > This is something I don't understand. > > When I upgrade to a new release, I always think (or is it knowing): "Ok, > > for the next 4 hours I'll sit in front of this computer, and I expect > > something to break...because it's software made by people". If nothing > > breaks, then I'm really surprised and happy. But when something breaks, > > I already expected that. And when I find the cause for the breakage, > > I'll try to fix it, AND/OR file a bug report about that issue. > > That's commendable practice, but the problem in Vincenzo's case was a > hardware regression that would require upstream developer time in order > to write a fix. An easy downgrade path would give users in that > situation the opportunity to use a system that works while they're > waiting. It also gives a communication channel to users that aren't > technical enough to describe hardware problems - if we log hardware > profiles when users up/downgrade, we can see which profiles correlate > most strongly with downgrades, and use that to help guess which bug > reports are one guy with a dodgy graphics card, and which are something > more general. > > - Andrew > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
Surely trying to make a safe downgrade path risks introducing even more regressions on top of the original ones, and could be a significant amount of effort - effort that is better spent on fixing the original regressions. Creating a downgrade path seems like a lot of work for very little gain IMO. Regards Chris
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