Marc Wilson wrote: > On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 04:55:36PM -0700, Scott wrote: > >>Marc Wilson wrote: >> >>>OpenOffice.org 2 will never be added to Debian stable. Instead, the next >>>time there is a stable release (Etch), OpenOffice.org 2 will be included. >> >>And then OpenOffice.0rg 3, Firefox 2.0, GIMP 3.0, GNOME 2.16, and KDE >>4.0 will be released within the following month discouraging many from >>sticking with Debian stable.... > > > Which is no one's problem but their own.
Which is all that matters (or doesn't) to "them". >Despite what the average cluebie > believes, software does not come with a magic expiration date. No agrument there, often times I've stuck with a program because I didn't like what the "new and improved" version brought me. > They use something other than stable, they deserve what happens to them. > That's why they're not releases. 'Nuff said. Or they find a distro that can produce a stable version in less than three years. There are a number of them. It's really not at all unsual... Oh, now I'm done. -- Scott www.angrykeyboarder.com © 2005 angrykeyboarder & Elmer Fudd. All Wights Wesewved
