What is the added value of a Linux distribution
What is the added value of a Linux distribution
Posted May 5, 2026 18:55 UTC (Tue) by somlo (subscriber, #92421)In reply to: What is the added value of a Linux distribution by mathstuf
Parent article: Bug-monitoring expectations and Fedora GNOME packages
> I'll at least do a cursory look to see if it is a Fedora-level problem first, but if it is an upstream, I encourage the reporter to go upstream directly
I think this is the right answer. I am a packager (not a developer) of the upstream project. If the bug report is in any way related to the way the program interacts with the specific distro, then I feel I should attempt to deal with it myself, and propose patches & ask for upstream help as best as I can.
But if the problem being reported would happen regardless of whether the reporter used my distro, or any other distro, or even just compiled the program directly from source, then I'm likely to end up as a (weak) link in a game of telephones, so directing the reporter to take it up with upstream is completely fair, and in everyone's best interest, IMO...