[Bug 263555] Re: [intrepid] 2.6.27 e1000e driver places Intel ICH8 and ICH9 gigE chipsets at risk

[Hotdog003]

If we don't pull the images (we should, but I won't comment since it's
already being discussed), it might be a good idea to at least make the
words "permanently inoperable" on the Alpha 6 testing page in big, bold
letters so users have less of a chance to skim over that part.

Think about it: How many times do we read warning labels on the stuff we
eat? My point exactly. Having a "WARNING" section on a testing page
where people are already expecting things not to work perfectly might
not be an accurate indicator of exactly how grave this problem really
is.

I think we should do everything in our power to at least let users know
what they're dealing with here. Somehow, we've managed to produce a
stick of dynamite with a lit fuse. A lot of people are expecting testing
images to be imperfect and may skip right over the warning section
because they already know the typical "This is just alpha software,
hopefully nothing major will happen" lecture that warning sections
typically give them. Making "permanently inoperable" in bold letters
will make it much more eye-catching than it is now.

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[intrepid] 2.6.27 e1000e driver places Intel ICH8 and ICH9 gigE chipsets at risk
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263555
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