[DC LoCo] Double Double MOTD bug

[Ken Stailey]

--- On Mon, 6/6/11, Daniel Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Daniel Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DC LoCo] Double Double MOTD bug
> To: "Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Team" <ubuntu-us-dc at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Monday, June 6, 2011, 1:10 PM
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Ken
> Stailey <kstailey at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Based on appearance the QA process goes:
> >
> > 1. Put an update in a proposed queue.
> >
> > 2. Ask people to test the proposed package but do no
> testing of your own.  This is apparent based on the three
> QA failures in listed above.  Surely anyone who installed a
> copy of Ubuntu LTS server in a VM and then put the updates
> on and logged it would see there were problems.  But that
> must be way to much work.
> >
> > 3. In the absence of evidence (i.e. no complaint
> reports) blindly push the update out onto all LTS "stable"
> systems that are receiving updates.
> 
> More eyes are better.
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#regressions
> if you have the inclination and are willing.

4. Despite numerous QA failures continue to promote the existing systems as a solution.