[Fwd: [Gimp-print-devel] RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Gutenprint 5.0.0-rc3]

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 08:47:14PM -0700, Daniel Robitaille wrote:
> This bug is also present with the Lexmark z53 in Dapper, a regression
> from all previous Ubuntu version:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gutenprint/+bug/6627
> 
> It seems it is not even solved in rc3, but only in a more recent CVS
> version  if I understand the wording of their announcement.

If someone can locate the fix in CVS and attach it to the bug, this could be
a candidate for a post-release update.

> Which lead me to question:   what's the best way to warn users of a
> regression like this before  an upgrade?  If I was Joe User and would
> upgrade my Ubuntu computer only to find afterward that the printer
> doesn't work due to a bug first reported months ago in Malone, I would
> be annoyed.

Traditionally, caveats like this are documented in the Release Notes, or a
document referenced from the release notes.

In time, we will be able to automatically generate this list from Malone,
when its features to track bugs across releases are realized.

> Should a list of known regressions, possibly as part of the Release
> and Upgrades Notes (which traditionally I think only appears on the
> website/wiki)

Release notes are also displayed by Update Manager.

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 - mdz