Binary incompatibility of Linux distributions

[Dotan Cohen]

>>> Since when did the Intel video driver becomes Mark Shuttleworth's or
>>> Canonical's responsibility?
>>
>> It became Canonical's responsibility when they started distributing an
>> operating system that depends on it. I do not care who is responsible
>> for any particular bug, I turn to my OS vendor (the distro) when these
>> issues arise, as it _is_ their responsibility to provide a working
>> solution. Otherwise, I would use Linux From Scratch.
>
> The release notes for 9.04 said that there are problems with
> Intel graphic cards. So if you install 9.04 and have problems with
> Intel graphic cards you shouldn't blame Canonical.
>

Acknowledging that there is a problem was a good first step, if the
problem could not be resolved before release. However, it has been a
month since release, and no fix to the issue. Acknowledgement does not
justify abandonment.

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Dotan Cohen

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