[ubuntu-in] Is Ubuntu messing up on QA?

[Parthan SR]

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Hello Ubunteros,

Although most of us know why Ubuntu is not messing up in QA, I thought
it would be better to enlighten others in the list. To start with, I
will refer to the post by Richad Johnson in his blog (and eventually to
Planet Ubuntu) about the latest breakdown in libc6 package in Ubuntu
8.04 Alpha 6 [1]

First, understand the difference between a stable release and an alpha
release and to whom it is mainly meant for. Stable release, the last
being Ubuntu 7.10 and the last LTS being Ubuntu Dapper, are meant for
Public or in Ubuntu terms, the Human Beings. Whereas, the Alpha release
are meant for the developer community to test and make sure the packages
are good enough to be pushed into a stable release. There is indeed a
warning made for you when you are dealing with Alpha releases

    Pre-releases of Hardy are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a
stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional,
even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu
developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing
bugs.


So, when you download-install  or upgrade your stable version of Ubuntu
to an Alpha version, you are consciously accepting the fact that things
may seriously break ad you are ready to face such things. Secondly, you
are seriously advised not to use an Alpha release for you stable system
requirements. Alpha release *is* our QA process and it is meant for
those daring devils who have passion to try them out, find and report
bugs, try fixing issues and a lot more. It is not meant for any one who
doesn't want to look at things breaking and who do not have the patience
or inclination to fix things on their own. If you do not understand
this, your rants are meaningless. Please stop saying "Ubuntu broke my
system" or "Ubuntu doesn't work for me" if you tried an alpha release
and it messed you up. Even most of us try alpha releases over a VM, or
at least have a old box to spare the occasional curses of a breakage.
Please understand and stop ranting! :)

[1]
http://blog.nixternal.com/2008.03.13/libc6-nightmare-or-just-a-bad-dream/
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