Hi, I started using Debian 1.3 for a short while, a few months later 2.0 came out, so I ordered it, and made a reinstall; now I'm waiting for 2.1 to arrive (still... damn post!), and I'll try not to reinstall, just to upgrade (that's the way it should be, right?).
As I see it, releasing new versions can take place more than twice a year. While ppl are waiting for the next official release, they keep gradually upgrading their systems from the ftp server, so by the time the new release is official, they already have their systems greatly upgraded but they still "re-upgrade" ... and with some packages they downgrade since they already installed from the version after next. Is it all that necessary? The same goes for new kernel releases. While I see some using the very latest Linux kernels (2.2.x), others still use older versions of the kernel (2.0.2x) and they seem to be quite happy with them. Same goes for this: unless there is a specific new feature (module) in a newer kernel version, is there much point in upgrading it? With M$, OS or applications upgrades were, most times, a matter of $$$, which I hated; but this is obviously not the case here. Is there any pointer where to see what the differences from one distribution release to another are? and for kernels? Regards, Horacio. -- Claves - GnuPG/PGP - Keys : http://www.rediris.es/cert/keyserver o/or Envía un mensaje vacío a [EMAIL PROTECTED] con la línea de asunto: Send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject line: Tipo de Clave/Key Type Asunto:/Subject: DSA/ElGamal fetch dsa/elgamal DSS/Diffie-Hellman fetch dh/dss RSA fetch rsa
