Thread: Updates fixed which relied on pr1.2
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2010-04-18 , 09:31
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Originally Posted by Ronaldo View Post
if these many people didnt update from extra-devel then it wouldnt really get promoted as there would not be many users testing...
Process goes:
  1. Developer tests in local environment. Decides to start process of promotion.
  2. Developer uploads to Extras-devel
  3. Developer installs from Extras-devel and finds further bugs
  4. Developer re-uploads to Extras-devel
  5. When developer happy with -devel version and wants feedback and further testing, promotes to -testing
  6. Developer gets more testing and, if no blockers are found, promotes to Extras.

If you're installing from -devel you are installing stuff that the developer doesn't think is yet suitable for widespread testing.
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