One of the adages about Linux that gets passed around a lot goes something like, "It's a great system, but you really have to know what you're doing.” The other day, I got a firsthand example of that -- I got bitten by a bug in a package that's readily available in Ubuntu's software repository.
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lozz
17 years 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago
Informationweek never change. Condemning
Informationweek never change. Condemning GNU/Linux with faint praise is their favourite game. M$ stooges every one of them.
aboutblank
17 years 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago
If the problem is a bug or fails
If the problem is a bug or fails to meet requirements of the user, then the problem isn't really of the user. The problem occurs if the user chooses to do nothing about their situation but complain.
peacemaker
17 years 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago
Yes: You should not install alpha
Yes: You should not install alpha or beta software unless you are prepared for bugs... even then it is possible for production ready software to contain bugs. At least with foss you can lend a hand in helping fix them... unlike with proprietary software.
And no: Ubuntu should probably warn users who are about to install software with version numbers less than 1. It's not like it would be hard to do. They could/should even put them in a different repository. Or do they do this already?