-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Pobega wrote: [snip] >> I agree that something needs to be done so that Sid doesn't have to >> freeze when Testing freezes. Right now there are loads of packages >> waiting in experimental for Etch to release so they can enter Sid. It's >> kind of hard claiming to be running a bleeding edge distro when some of >> your apps are 2 releases behind upstream. > >> I can understand the reasoning behind the current situation, but that >> doesn't mean I have to agree with it. > > The developers are focusing on fixing the bugs in testing, if Sid > wasn't frozen the developers would have to split resources to fix bugs > in Sid and testing at the same time. That would mean that stable > releases would take MUCH longer. > > In my opinion it's nice to have some downtime from bugs every once in > a while. Gives us time to discuss OT stuff on the list, although it > does piss off a lot of people. What else are we supposed to do in the > downtime? :)
Good point. > >> Also, the snippet about Debian on this weeks distrowatch weekly > >> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070402 > >> mentions that we run a very old glibc to keep compatibilty with so many >> architectures. I understand that, but doesn't that make us less >> appealing to the x86 crowd, and offer potential problems with newer >> software based on newer libraries? > > > Depends who you're aiming to appeal. I run a x86 machine, and I really > see no problem with an old glibc. I'd rather have Debian stay the > stable distro it is than worry about having everything "up to date". > It's not the computer you're aiming to please, it's the end user. And > it's up to the end user to decide what he/she wants out of a > distribution. Very true. Nothing is forcing anyone to choose Debian, unless of course it is forced by their employer, but somehow I doubt that. You're quite correct in pointing out the end user is the target, but I sometimes wonder which end user Debian is targeting, administrators or average people wanting to get work done with their computer. The way I see it, it could be both. The greatest benefit I see to Debian is the fact that one can install a minimal system and then build it to suit their needs without having to compile anything if they don't want to. There are only a few others like that, and they don't have near the number of developers that Debian has, nor do they support nearly as many packages. Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGEqcgiXBCVWpc5J4RAu7IAJ4xO80wUhhFKviROHDh3f6ETVkWaACeLlCQ L7Qd2JQWzLt1Wdlldo8QW7o= =wSvf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
