Re: Unsupported Debian [was: Re: [New maintainer] Working for De
On Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 02:42:18PM +0200, Christian Surchi wrote:
> This is not a solution for new-maintainer problems, but also finally a place
> when people can know if important new deb packages exist.
> An example? Deb packages of Xfree 3.3.3.1. Only debian-devel readers know
> ftp.netgod.net. I know a lot of people that leaved Debian for Redhat because
> they can't use their AGP graphical hardware. _This_ is a big problem.
How about a semi-stable dist? All packages are kept to the latest, except of
course for stuff which will break your system, like glibc and perl upgrades.
I think this would solve all the problems people have been having with
outdated packages.
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