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Re: The nature of unstable (was: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!)



On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 11:50:47AM +0000, Paul M Sargent wrote:
> On a side note. I'm really not sure that this 'release' stuff works
> on debian. Coordinating the development cycles of an infinite number
> of packages is impossible. What I would like to see is an unstable
> tree where all development is done. As packages reach maturity they
> 'graduate' to the stable tree. A snapshot of stable tree at any time
> works. The unstable tree just becomes a place for developers to share
> packages.
>
> The key point is a continually evolving release. As has been said
> before, Debian isn't commercial. It doesn't have to behave like it is
> with releases.

well said! 

and you make an important point that most people overlook - that the
whole commercial product style release cycle may not be thet best way
for debian releases to be made.


craig

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craig sanders


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