Ubuntu "flavors" (*buntu in the name) all use the same package pool directly, and users sophisticated enough to post a bug report are generally aware they're using an Ubuntu version.�� I support all of them.

Ubuntu derivatives (such as mint and elementary os) might use binary copies of the packages, might do rebuilds, and might replace certain packages.�� They should be listed as either "other" or their own category if they're popular enough for bugzilla purposes (mint in particular).�� I don't support them.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio@earthlink.net> wrote:

On Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:17:32 -0500
Austin English <austinenglish@gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy everyone,
>
> I'd like to add a distribution field to Bugzilla, to make it easier to
> identify when users may have additional patches installed by their
> distribution and/or other distribution specific issues (e.g.,
> https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35413). It would be a drop down
> selection, with the major distributions listed (i.e., ArchLinux, Debian,
> Fedora, Gentoo, Mint, RedHat, Slackware, Suse, Ubuntu, other).
>
> Comments/feedback welcome.
>

I like the idea, but one thing that might cause problems is the issue of how to classify Ubuntu derivatives. There are lots of them, they don't all have "buntu" in their names, but they do generally use the Ubuntu Wine packages. Are those users supposed to pick "Ubuntu" or "Other"?

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Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio@earthlink.net>