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[Gursimran singh <simar.i3r@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3:58 AM, Ahmed Shams <ahmedkhattabshams@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

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> On 28 September 2011 17:01, Gursimran singh <simar.i3r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Hi Ahmed,
>>
> Hi Gursimran
>
>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Ahmed Shams
>>
>> Five bug reports which I have triagged and Explanation of my decisions:
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>>> *[1]*=======================
>>> *Bug#*: pad.lv/825548
>>> *Bug*: Touchpad cursor moves twice as fast horizontally after connecting
>>> an external monitor
>>> *Decision*: Enhanced title, Requested information and set to
>>> 'Incomplete. After investigating files reporter attached, bug 'Confirmed'
>>> then forwarded upstream.
>>>
>>> ***Importance*: 'Medium'
>>> *Importance* *Explanation*: Known bug + affects wide range of users of
>>> default installation.
>>>
>>
>> You reported the bug upstream after properly dressing it. The importance
>> could have been low to medium depending on how much people is effected (is
>> the bug there for all touchpads.). You decided well.
>>
> Thanks.
> Exactly!, I picked 'Medium' rather than 'Low' because the bug affects a
> well-known machine(I estimate) and myself have seen it before on a dell
> inspiron, I thought the 2 machines are popular enough to consider it
> affecting wide range of users.
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> *[2]*=======================
>>> *Bug*#: pad.lv/822144
>>> *Bug*: Touchpad with integrated click buttons: right button missing,
>>> both mouse buttons act as left
>>> *Decision*: Requested information and set to 'Incomplete.  After
>>> investigating files reporter attached, bug 'Confirmed' then forwarded
>>> upstream.
>>> *Decision* *Explanation*: bug lacked documentation, after reporter
>>> replied continued triagging.
>>>
>>> *Importance*: 'High'
>>> *Importance* *Explanation*: Severe impact on users of a popular machine.
>>>
>>
>> Good work. One piece of advice, if its not in your attention that you must
>> make sure that bug is not ubuntu centric before moving it upstream.
>>
> Would you please explain some more about what is meant by 'Ubuntu Centric'?
>

Ubuntu centric means that bug that arises due to ubuntu specific changes
that actually are enough in case of 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics' and are
not present in debian package of 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics'.

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>> *[5]*=======================
>>> *Bug*#: pad.lv/844892
>>> *Bug*: No mouse (touchpad & nipple) after installation, usb mouse works
>>> (thinkpad t43/p) [oneiric beta-1]
>>> *Decision*: Marked to 'Incomplete' then 'Confirmed' in kernel after
>>> reporter's response. Not forwarded to Kernel BTS as kernel.org is under
>>> maintenance till now!.
>>> *Decision* *Explanation*: Xorg doesn't detect device at all, in order to
>>> move to kernel(linux) and forward upstream I requested more testing/info to
>>> confirm it in kernel. Thanks to the reporter(latrom) the devices file
>>> confirmed it.
>>>
>>> *Importance*: 'High'
>>> *Importance* *Explanation*: Causes total inusability in touchpad and
>>> even in mouse(see comment#5).
>>>
>>
>> +1
>> The importance high means that the bug effects a lot of people. I hope
>> thats true..
>>
> Yes, it does not affect many people but it caused some inusability as the
> user can't even use a more essential hardware, the usb mouse.
>
> It sounds like you spent much time to review it, Thank you very much :)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ahmed
>



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Warm Regards,
Gursimran singh