-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/28/07 12:28, Tim Hull wrote: >> >> ISTM, though, that you are missing the point of Stable. >> >> http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-getting.en.html#s-updatestable >> >> No new functionality is added to the stable release. Once >> a Debian version is released and tagged `stable' it will >> only get security updates. That is, only packages for which >> a security vulnerability has been found after the release >> will be upgraded. All the security updates are served through >> security.debian.org. >> >> Security updates serve one purpose: to supply a fix for a >> security vulnerability. They are not a method for sneaking >> additional changes into the stable release without going through >> normal point release procedure. Consequently, fixes for packages >> with security issues will not upgrade the software. The Debian >> Security Team will backport the necessary fixes to the version >> of the software distributed in `stable' instead. >> >> This is how the people who make Debian want it to be. Ubuntu, >> Fedora/RH or SUSE may be better suited to you. >> >> - -- >> Ron Johnson, Jr. >> Jefferson LA USA >> >> I understand the point of Debian stable - and I understand why most other > distros (beside RHEL and the other "enterprise" distros) use a 4-6 month > cycle. However, I don't see why this much be mutually exclusionary with > pulling selected updates down on an "as-needed" basis. On Windows and OS X, > one can easily update, say, OpenOffice.org or Firefox without updating the > whole system.
That's not true. These links have pre-compiled Linux binaries with suitably old system software requirements: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html Many sites (especially Sourceforge projects) also have pre-compiled RPM packages, and some have debs. And then there are these RPM search sites: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ http://rpm.pbone.net/ > On Linux distributions, however, you either have to wait for the next distro > release (whether that be 4 months or 12 months) or use hackish solutions > only a Gentoo user could love. Of course, I could just use OS X (or > Windows) but that's not the point - I like the tweakability/freedom of > Linux, but I just want to be able to update, for instance, my kernel or ACPI > packages separate from my glibc and Xorg without leaving the realm of the > package system. > In any case, this is probably best reserved for the -devel list, as it has > gone outside the scope of my main question (how to make backports) and into > the realm of release cycles etc. You'll get the same answers as you got from me (in a range of politenesses). - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGq4ntS9HxQb37XmcRApU/AJ9HycbKIL816c5W6slURAONn4Zb9gCgguKk v1xQHCas01SoUz7KT7rgMfY= =390J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
