Re:Linux is a nightmare – only 0.8% of sales – over 50% of r...
by Arnt on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @08:09AM
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It's not linux that's a nightmare. It's setting up a platform that matches the user's well enough to reproduce and analyse the reported bug.
Last week I had to set up a new debian with a combination of one really old package and one really new in order to work on a bug. Setting that up took more time than the bug itself. (The bug itself wasn't at all related to those packages or versions, BTW.)
Last week I had to set up a new debian with a combination of one really old package and one really new in order to work on a bug. Setting that up took more time than the bug itself. (The bug itself wasn't at all related to those packages or versions, BTW.)