Re: lenny+1 and the future of the alpha port?
Hi Bob,
On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 08:35:56AM -0500, Bob Tracy wrote:
> > Are there other developers still actively using alpha who are willing to do
> > the work to maintain it? Or perhaps a more important question: does anyone
> > foresee themselves still using alpha three years from now (1.5 years of
> > lenny as stable, + 1 year of security support as oldstable)?
> I'll continue to lurk in the background as a "daily driver", but as such, testing
> the installer is a task I'd prefer to leave to someone else unless/until I get
> another machine to dedicate to that task. On the other hand, I'm more than
> willing to test other things that won't require reinstalling the OS. I recently
> upgraded the Alpha from etch to lenny (feedback available if anyone is interested)
Yes, feedback is certainly welcome. If there are alpha-specific issues,
feel free to post this to the list. Otherwise, filing a bug report against
the upgrade-reports pseudopackage is probably best.
Cheers,
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