On Monday, October 18, 2010, James Mckenzie wrote: > I didn't say that I was offended. If it is plain that the > problem is in a test version, we direct. If it is not, we > could always ask a few more questions to define what is > 'broken'. If, through the questions it in RawHide/Alpha/Beta > to the RawHide or test list they go. If not, then we can > always assist, if only to state 'it's broken here' and to file > a bug report. >
As the original poster, I will say this - Patrick's nanny routine on this list bothers me, but, that's neither here nor there (he has a right to be a nanny, and I have a right to be bothered; I respond by ignoring him mostly) - James, I appreciate your comments regarding the actual problem; I was seeking quick confirmation that others were having the issue, or no, before moving on to bug reporting and the like... > >People who are going to be early adopters of the test version > >should already be reading the Test list anyway, and those > >who prefer to wait should not have to deal with the noise. > >Otherwise, why don't we just have a single all-purpose Fedora > >list and be done with it? > > I totally agree with this. If you are going to run a test > version, you should be subscribed to the test list, if only to > find out what others have found as broken and to help test > problem fix(es). Failure to subscribe to the test list looks > to be a problem, and should be required prior to downloading > the test version. Subscribing/unsubscribing to lists is not a > major task. > > Your reply is definitely resonable and well thought out. Some > folks just scream at other people, and it does not make this > list look very professional. If we have to 'smoke' someone > out, we should take it to private e-mail which should not be > brought back to the list unless permission is requested and > given. I stated in followup that I have been subscribed to both lists for seven years - can we move on? -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
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