On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 09:28 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:40:49 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > However, when I first used gentoo I was always the first in my LUG to > > have the latest kde, evolution, mplayer etc, and that was running x86 > > not ~x86. My perception is that gentoo is no longer first off the block > > with stable releases. > > I think some of this confusion is caused by the way people switch between > two uses of the word stable. It can mean "doesn't crash", but then most > upstream latest packages fit there, and some long standing releases > don't. It can also mean "not changing" and this is what some people want > from a distribution. If you run a server farm, you don't want to be > continually upgrading just to get new features you don't need, you just > want a system that works with timely security fixes. This is why Debian > stable is so old, because for these people, old is good. Look at the > situation with Firefox recently, where a new testing ebuild seemed to > come out almost as soon as the previous one finished building. Great for > those who want the latest and greatest, not so good for those who want a > stable system. Gentoo gives you the choice, and even lets you pick and > mix, so don't complain because you make an unsuitable choice. > > If you want the latest now, you need to use the testing packages, because > the QA rules demand they remain in testing for a while. > > Thanks, Neil. Already have begun testing my luck with the testing packages. I'll see what happens. Thanks for your explanation of the testking packages.
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