All right, what I see we went onto the track of working together to handle the bug rather than fighting each other. That is great!
I personally haven't encountered this particular bug, but I'm glad it is being handled. If I can be of any assistance please let me know. Ml, Gabor Toth [email protected] Sent from Nexus 7 On May 28, 2014 5:21 AM, "chris hermansen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nicholas and list, > > On May 27, 2014 6:09 PM, "Nicholas Skaggs" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On 05/27/2014 03:51 PM, C de-Avillez wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Alberto Salvia Novella > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> On 27/05/14 16:56, C de-Avillez wrote: > >>>> > >>>> A technical opinion on a technical issue will rule out every other > >>>> opinion until proved wrong. > >>> > >>> > >>> Summarizing: for confirming this bug, you need to provide a series of > steps > >>> that will break GRUB consistently. > >>> > >>> Till then the appropriate status for the report is "opinion". > >>> > >> Actually, even then I would rather have a new bug opened. This one is > >> done and gone :-) > >> > > Well, I've been under the weather and traveling and didn't see this post > until now. Many thanks to those level-headed folks who stepped into the > discussion here. > > > > As to the bug, if it is affecting you, the best thing you can do is to > recreate the problem. After the problem has happened again, use ubuntu-bug > to file a new bug and describe how you arrived at the problem. Try and > simplify creating the problem to isolate what is triggering it. This is all > work you as an end-user can do that greatly helps a developer actually > solve the bug. The next time a bug of yours is marked as invalid or > opinion, take that as an oppurtunity to file a more complete bug report > that will allow someone to properly confirm it; learn from it. Instead of > attacking a developer, ask someone to help you understand what data is > missing / needed and how you can obtain it. Stay constructive! > > Not to gainsay Nicholas or anyone else but one important thing to keep in > mind here is that this problem / configuration error / whatever BORKS the > machine, if I am reading correctly. > > Ie no friendly Ubuntu environment to run ubuntu-bug or any of those other > great diagnostic tools. > > So in this kind of situation when someone is panicking because their newly > upgraded computer now fails to boot, it seems to me worthwhile to have some > kind of help to get them through the rough patch. > > Just my 2ยข worth. > > > > Finally, it's important to heed the advice of those who can help you. As > Scott side, software can be furstrating, and working within a community can > be too. Let's keep the CoC in mind; we are all here because we care about > making ubuntu better. > > > > +1 to that. > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
