On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 09:00:26AM -0700, Tim Hull wrote: > Now, however, I can't help but wonder if some other Linux > distribution may be more receptive than Debian. This is a problem > which needs to be fixed - no other OS makes you update the whole > system or go through arcane source compilation to update a single > component.
Sure other OSs do: Try convincing OpenBSD that you want a newer kernel. They'll tell you to wait six months. OTOH, NetBSD is a hacker's dream. Take your pick. FreeBSD may also do what you need but I haven't used it yet. I agree that it would be nice to have something a litle more often than we get with Stable but a little more stable than Testing, but it doesn't exist. To make it exist would pull developers' time from the system as it stands. For this reason, and not in any way to tell you to go away, you may wish to consider one of the BSDs. They can run binary linux apps in compatibility mode while having a large repository of packages ready to install. Their pkg_add is very similar to apt-get; I haven't found anything equivalent to aptitude ncurses interface. Good luck, Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
