Re: Several serious problems

[Dave Love]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> We would not have installed your changes in the trunk if they were
> harmful.

I was referring to what people have been told about them, including in
PROBLEMS.

[I'm not sure you'd actually know a priori whether what I installed
was harmful; it wasn't properly tested.  Obviously I think it's OK
modulo the bugs I haven't heard about, but that doesn't mean it
couldn't corrupt data.]

> The issue about RC is not harm, it is risk of bugs.  Any
> change has a risk of bugs, even if it is a great improvement.

Of course, and I'm surprised at some of what's been added.

> But the risk is not proportional to the improvement; they depend on
> different factors.  In RC we try to keep this risk down.

Of course.  I happen to be in the best position to evaluate the
factors in this case.