When should a bug be considered as a regression or a release_blocker?

[Marco Martin]

On Thursday 21 June 2012, Mark wrote:
> >> Both issues are not something that obstruct normal KDE usage, but they
> >> do render some parts of KDE completely useless. I'm a bit unsure if i
> >> should mark such bugs as release blockers.
> > 
> > not when they are this minor, no.
> 
> True and i completely agree with it.
> But this doesn't make it any easier. Marco said (above): "i don't
> think we should make releases with random pieces cutted out, or they
> will never be complete" so we don't cut out pieces that don't work yet
> we also don't want to release pieces that don't work.
> 
> If you follow that reasoning it is... a blocker :p

sometimes we just have to release with known issues or release never.

maybe documenting the worst 10 or so somewhere near the release would be a 
good thing, as many products do:

http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Most_annoying_bugs
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/known-issues-bugs-photoshop-cs5.html

Cheers, 
Marco Martin