[mythtv] What can packagers/distro developers do to help the stability of "released" version of MythTV?

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Cecil Watson wrote:

>     I fully understand that no software can be gauranteed bug free and 
> I truly appreciate the work that the developers put into MythTV and 
> the modules.  MythTV's popularity will continue to grow as word of 
> it's capabilities and power continues to spread.  The ability for 
> MythTV to run across various platforms will also lead to an increased 
> user base.  It seems like what dictacts a stable release is when a 
> developer(s) has no issue with MythTV on his/her system.  I can 
> understand this way of thinking but as MythTV continues to grow in 
> popularity, I don't this model will suffice.

Quite simply put, test CVS prior to release.  It's not when a developer 
has no issues, it's when the people who use CVS and report back to us 
have no issues.  If you're responsible for a binary package/distro and 
you don't want to back port fixes into your release then it's in your 
best interest to be on the dev list and to test CVS, before a release 
(at a minimum).