Bug#764982: Backports, where is the danger (why the FUD)
Op 19-04-15 om 22:00 schreef Turbo Fredriksson:
> If someone wants newer version, they can (should!) upgrade to the newer
> distribution. OR, if they're brave, use back ports.
Do you mean upgrade to testing?
Nobody gets a newer version by enabling backports in sources.list, you
only get a newer version by using "apt-get -t ...". The problem is
about packages what are NOT in stable.
>> If you don't want backports for some reason, is easy to disable them in
>> sources.list.
>
> Why!? Why should _I_ adapt to YOUR opinion? What makes you think that YOUR
> opinion is the only, correct one??
Because this is not a RC bug.
> Debian GNU/Linux don't enable contrib and non-free by default (or does it
> now, haven't checked). And yet _I_ choose to use packages from there. Why
> shouldn't EVERYONE be 'forced' to disable that, just to accommodate me?!
>
> Same with back ports. They're not really part of the Debian GNU/Linux
> distribution. Only 'main' is. The're all provided on the Debian GNU/Linux
> servers, but they're not the official distribution. So only 'main' should
> be enabled by default by the installer.
Backports main is official Debian. [1]
> Besides, why are you still arguing about this? The decision have been made.
> Live with it. If you really, really think this decision is in error, then
> lobby for changing it in the next release. Now, the discussion is moot and
> pointless - "suck it up".
I've waited long for this. I've published about it. For me it's a big
point. And then comes Cyril who removes it at the last moment...
Not OK in my opinion.
With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.
[1] https://www.debian.org/News/2010/20100905
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