Types Of PRs We Do Not Model Well

What don't we model well?

  • Problems booting. These are often due to problems detecting certain types of hardware, or problems configuring resources such as interrupts. In some cases these involve regressions. Usually these problems get filed into i386 or amd64 and are never addressed.
  • Problems with downloading or installing. (Generally we have been closing these by referring to the mailing lists or the forums.)
  • Performance issues. Often these are never addressed.
  • Standards compliance.

Perhaps we can think of some kind of grouping for these problems, which affect users more than developers: Usability.