On 14/02/11 17:58, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > Dear developers, > > Such things happen and will happen in our fast changing times again and > again, > and IMO especially stable-users want a system that is running stable. But > debian policy is causing more trouble than expected.
I value the stable branch. It is the age old toss-up between running the latest code (which might break, but has the newest stuff) versus running tried'n'tested code (which "just works"). > I also think, that major changes in applications (here are especially kde, > gnome, Openoffice.org in my mind) should also beeing transferred to > debian/stable when they are running stable enough or the current versions are > out-of-state-of-the-art. Mentioning KDE (just as an example), IMO 2 years of > waiting is a likttle bit too long, This is opinion. Perhaps we could all vote on it. Care to set up a web poll for us all so we can measure user opinion? > Please try to understand my extensions (and do not blame me, I am using > testing for myself), but I think stable-users should not to be forced to > choose between obsolete/not working applications or update the whole system. All the code I run from the stable branch works just fine - in fact, it got this email to you. Understanding the reversing-the-underlying-protocol-race which instant messenger developers have to continue doing is part and parcel of managing your own code. This is just my opinion, of course. > There should be better way (without dealing with apt-pinning or similar), my Download the source from that individual project site yourself and "make && make install" ?? > Happy hacking! Hello from Wales, UK! Simon -- Simon Tibble si...@tibble.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d59755a.9000...@tibble.net
