Why I use "stable"... was: Re: k3b not available
> Colin wrote:
>
>Lubos Vrbka wrote:
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>
>>hi guys,
>>
>>i think i installed k3b using the debian packages (in testing) some time
>>ago, however i cannot find it now using aptitude/apt-cache. has
>>something changed?
>>
>>
>
>They are changing over to gcc 4.0 in testing so they had to remove some
>packages including k3b. I won't be updating my system until k3b and
>hotplug is put back in.
>
These sorts of temporary inconveniences are why I switched back to using
Debian "stable". I'm not complaining about "testing" and "unstable",
but I just want to let people know that "stable" is a place where
packages don't usually "disappear" from the repositories.
If you want to help test the next release(s) of Debian, or want the
newest packages (with the potential for some occasional aggravation) use
"testing" or "unstable". If you want nice, boring consistency, and
predictability, use "stable", and take a couple of steps back from the
leading edge... :)
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Mitch Wiedemann
Webmaster - Ithaca Free Software Association
http://ithacafreesoftware.org
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