I am not a dev, so this is not an official opinion on the situation (it may even be completely wrong). I too would like to hear from a ubuntu dev.
serious bug fixes only get fixed in ubuntu by applying a patch to fix the specific bug. updateing a package to a new version means bringing new features and new bugs. almost every nvidia update causes regressions fro someone. being closed source it is not possible for an ubuntu dev to make a patch that just fixes this bug. if ubuntu where to release 169.09 as an update it is bound to break somebody's computer. when updates have caused regressions in the past ubuntu has got very bad press http://www.google.co.uk/search?&q=ubuntu+update+breaks+x ubuntu follows the debian tradition of 'better the bugs you know' -- Random NVidia Proprietary Driver Lock-Ups with dual core + 7300 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145112 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
