Re: Goodbye stable?
> I'm asking myself what the impacts of this are? Will Debian lose a lot of
> users since the current stable release contains software which is somtimes
> terrible old? What are the reasons for sarge taking so long to become
> stable? Were there any such release problems with the previous releases of
> Debian? Is it desirable for me to keep at Debian if I don't get a relatively
> current system?
Commercial impetus to get the next release on the shelves ASAP is
*never* a consideration with Debian. Consequently, when a release
does come, it has had more time to be tested and will be more free
of bugs than other distributions.
Sure, there *are* large gaps between releases, but it's swings and
roundabouts: given the choose between support for the newest software
and hardware, or stability and fewer bugs, then I choose for myself
(and would choose for my company given the chance), Debian precisely
for these reasons.
Alexis
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