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Summary: "Other distributions have problematic releases but other major distributions do not have significant problems in nearly every release. Ubuntu does." T
by alexandros 17y ago
Summary: "Other distributions have problematic releases but other major distributions do not have significant problems in nearly every release. Ubuntu does."
To what extent this is true is unknown as the author only gives anecdotes.
- nailer 17y agoThere were some well known major regressions with Intel drivers in Ubuntu (which are more popular amongst Linux users as they have OSS drivers) that didn't affect other distributions. The scope of those affected - nearly everyone with an Intel card - meant it seemed that there was no systematic testing of known-good hardware prior to declaring a release stable.
- elblanco 17y agoI wonder what the hardware testing lab at Microsoft looks like? It seems like Ubuntu really needs to beef their testing up. In reality Ubuntu and MS have the same problem, an infinite number of possible system configurations to release against.