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Before every new release of Ubuntu, some articles pop up stating that a well-known bug of some sort, that has been around for a year or longer, is still in the development version.
I understand that it is nigh impossible to fix every submitted bug fast, but this is bad publicity and it's really takes away the excitement of a new release when a user upgrades to find the same problem he had before.
My suggestion would be to, on the one hand, try and improve the speed with which bugs are fixed, like the 5-a-day initiative, and on the other hand, focus on fixing well-known and longstanding bugs before every release.
Since only one category can be chosen I put it under Hardware support, but it also concerns Marketing, Security and System
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steve196 wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 13:52
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Additionally: If there is a BIOS bug, or another kind of hardware bug that has been well known for a long time, and Ubuntu still falls for it, this is a failure of Ubuntu and has to be fixed.
Take your complaints to (some hardware manufacturer) is not a valid answer to such reports.
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azimout wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 14:51
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Already the important bugs are marked as "critical". No critical bugs should be transferred from one release to the next. Of course in a perfect world all bugs should be fixed within minimum time, but given limited resources, the critical bugs should be fixed first. If you find a bug that has been around for too long and is important in your opinion, go to launchpad and mark it as critical.
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Unifier wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 17:59
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Agreed. Although I've been able to work-around most of the bugs I experienced in Gutsy, I can't full-heartedly recommend Ubuntu to a less-patient user due to them. Stability must be a top priority if Ubuntu is to put an end to Microsoft's market share dominance.
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vexorian wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 19:33
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-1.
It implies that the bugs are left intentionally, which is wrong. IF your hardware is unsupported, don't expect it to become supported by magic.
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mati wrote on the 14 Apr 08 at 20:13
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steve196: "Already the important bugs are marked as "critical"."
It's not about critical bugs, it's about bugs that has been reported e.g. 2 or 3 years ago.
They say (on ubuntu.com): "Test it and give us your feedback to make an even better release", but what's the point of reporting new issues when old ones hadn't been fixed?
It would be nice to boost usability by killing many long-standing minor issues.
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hunt.topher wrote on the 16 Apr 08 at 00:34
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Ubuntu has a limited pool of developers with limited amounts of time to contribute. I read Ubuntu Planet and it's my impression that these people dedicate much more time than they need to, to making Ubuntu as complete, stable, and secure as possible - not to mention time spent working on feature ideas found here on Brainstorm and elsewhere. I think it's unreasonable to tell them, "Work harder or I'll change OS's!"
As far as hardware is concerned, I think it would be a great idea to have some feature on the live CD that rates Ubuntu's compatability with your graphics card, sound card, network hardware, CD/DVD player, etc. But I find a blanket request to "make everything work" a little unreasonable.
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wacked_up wrote on the 16 Apr 08 at 08:14
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@hunt.topher
If you read this well you would have understood this is not a blind request.
It's a request to change the order in which bugs are fixed to stop important bugs remaining for years.
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jiu wrote on the 16 Apr 08 at 10:29
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@azimout: I don't think it's a good idea to tell people to go mark bugs as critical if they're important to them. critical should mean critical to many, no to just one, isn't it?
Maybe I'm wrong though, but if this kind of behaviour spreads too much, it could be a problem.
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Endolith wrote on the 4 Nov 08 at 15:47
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I "upgraded" to Hardy and a bunch of things broke.
I "upgraded" to Intrepid and a bunch of things broke.
This is really unacceptable. It's apparently the result of pushing a release out the door at a specific time every year instead of waiting until the known bugs are ironed out. Please stop releasing poor quality products.
If you need a rigid schedule, then schedule the release candidate, but delay the actual final release until all the major bugs have been fixed.
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balderdash wrote on the 5 Nov 08 at 10:56
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I "upgraded", as "recommended", to Intrepid from Heron and my computer broke!
Nobody could help me fix it so I have now really upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3.
It's good to be back on a more reliable system that doesn't require hours trawling through forums for endless bug fixes. Ubuntu was a spark of genius but, like all sparks, it dies just as quickly as it arrived. Windows may not be perfect but at least it is reliable and long-term.
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