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From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
Subject: Re: Reporting bugs and bisection
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:04:59 +0930
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To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
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Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Well, even if someone introduces bugs relatively frequently, but then also
> works with the reporters and fixes the bugs timely, it's about okay IMO.
>   
This really is not okay.  Even if bugs are fixed a version or two later,
the impact those bugs have on users makes the system look bad and drives
them away.  We do not, I believe, want Linux to top the list for "most
bugs".  It's unprofessional, unreliable and quite undesirable.