On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 17:58, daniel wrote: > this may sound like a stupid question > but why are there releases at all? > isn't linux an evolving thing? > if each release just includes new software packages > why not just release them as updates to older versions? > what exactly requires an upgrade > if everything, including the kernel can be recompiled?
The point of releases is that the particular versions in a release can all be thoroughly tested together as a group to make sure they work as good as possible. It's in all this regression testing where all the value of a distribution release resides. -- Steve Borho Voice: 314-439-8342 Member of Technical Staff Celox Networks Inc http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1925.txt
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