* Jan Hauke Rahm <j...@debian.org> [2011-05-02 18:31]: > On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 06:27:02PM +0200, Martin Wuertele wrote: > > * Jan Hauke Rahm <j...@debian.org> [2011-05-02 18:23]: > > > > > Not that I don't understand your asking for reasons but... doesn't look > > > having a large user base look somehow appealing to you? I think many DDs > > > care for such since working on Debian brings more fun if someone's > > > actually using it. > > > > Why do you believe that this will increase our user base? It might, in > > case less focus is put on stable, even reduce our user base (on the > > coporate and server environment). > > Firstly, I'm not saying that. Secondly, that's one of the main arguments > to introduce said changes. The argument was (not that it wasn't written > out often enough) that derivatives provide something we don't: more > current software; some as rolling releases, some on scheduled releases > etc. The idea is, if we provide something similar, not the same of > course, users who care for such come to us. It's as simple as that.
I've read that arguement over and over. However the resources are limited and I have not yet read an actual proposal or plan how to do that without reducing the resources for the stable releases. yours, Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110502164411.gf26...@anguilla.debian.or.at
