[wp-docs] CVS

[Chris Waigl]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:55:02 -0500, Ryan Duff <ryan at duff-duff.net> wrote:
> Arthur Jennings wrote
> > Frankly, I'm getting a little tired of the holier-than-thou
> > lectures about using alpha versions. If you only want the
> > annointed few using the CVS or the nightlies, stop posting
> > them on a publicly available web page.

Arthur, I think you're misunderstanding the issue. There's nothing
wrong with using alpha versions. There's no "holier-than-you"
attitude. But what we see (and what Podz deals with daily) are a
number of  users who

a) don't know what alpha software means
b) see that v. 1.3 is available and has this or that cool-new-feature
c) download a nighly
d) complain when something doesn't work because they expect everything to work
e) are then directed to cvs
f) can't keep up with upgrades, bugfixes etc...
g) come to think that WP is crap, vent their frustration, don't know
how to ask questions efficiently, don't know which version they have,
are hard to provide help for.

> If you don't understand it [cvs] that you shouldn't be using it. Its that
> simple.

Well, everyone who uses and understands cvs _now_ was at one point
ignorant of it. So of course everyone can use WP at their first foray
into using alpha software. It is for me. But I don't expect the same
level of support, and don't think it's anyone else's job to fix things
for me (even though I'll ask politely how sth can be fixed).

> If you want to get involved and use cvs and test out the new alpha
> and report bugs, feel free to find out how to use cvs (not by posting "how
> do I use cvs?" On the wp support forums) and join in. Its there for anyone
> who knows what they're doing to join in and test, not hidden for the
> "annointed few". You missed the point Arthur.

Well said.
 
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