* Cristian Henzel <cri...@b3r3.info> [2011-05-03 08:12]: > I'm a bit new to Debian but just wanted to add my $0.02 to this discussion, > since it's something that I personally find very interesting. > Firstly, I think the question should be, "which users would be targeted by a > rolling release?" I don't think there are many people out who have the need > for > *both* really stable and supported *and* up-to-date packages and this might > not > even be possible without a huge team to work on it. IMHO the rolling release > should be targeted at people who want the latest stuff but don't care that > much > about stability. > I had a quick talk on this with a couple of people on IRC where I suggested > starting with a 'clone' of the testing repository, and changing a couple of > the > rules, like not having a freeze for example and maybe increasing the time it > takes packages to 'promote' from unstable into rolling. This might not make > the > most stable configuration but I think it would be a good compromise between > having the latest packages and not having any really serious bugs. I for one > would only dislike bugs that cause a data loss or a non-operable system, and > from what I know these are pretty rare even in testing. > If it then would be also possible to decrease the release time of stable to > something around a year, I think this might make everyone happy, both the > 'stability freaks' and the average Joe.
Er, no. Those of us using Debian in corporate environments desire high stability, long-term support and defined, not to short, periods between releases. The 2 years with the security support for currently about 4 years from the release date on is good if even a bit on the short side. 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/20110503074731.gh26...@anguilla.debian.or.at
