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Re: Neat gtk/gdk-imlib pain



On Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 01:29:47PM -0600, Ean R . Schuessler wrote:
[snip]
> unstable   packages moved in immediatly from incoming. might work,
>            probably doesn't. you should definatly know what you are
>            doing if you are installing packages from here.
> 
> usable     packages are moved into usable selectively from the
>            unstable dist. packages are moved in groups when it is
>            widely rumored that they seem to be working togethor.
>            While this is not a "stable" distribution per se, it is
>            likely that a well prepared developer can aim apt at the
>            distribution and upgrade regularly without undue suffering.
> 
> stable     the last stabilized, frozen, checked, certified and
>            blessed release. 

The problem with this sort of setup is that packages in unstable will never
have a wide test.  How do we know when to move them into usable?

	Adam


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