Re: Crazy idea: removing version numbers from debian
Thank you for your answers.
Some misunderstood my idea, I don't want to remove
version numbers from packages.
Bernd:
>How do u call slink? "Old Stable"? :)
Yes, "old_stable" or "past"
Bernd:
>No i think it is not a bad idea to have a version number. The only question
>is if the Version number should cover the whole distribution (including
>contrib, non-free, non-US,...) or only the base section (like with FreeBSD).
Yes, that what I had in mind, too.
I would apply 2.2 only to the base section and the other packages
should keep their version numbers.
Vincent:
>New packages would not be allowed into stable until x days had passed in
>unstable status without a Release Critical Bug.
What about a doing things like this on a feedback basis?
After a package was installed on your computer successfully,
you get asked if you want to send a sucess-feedback.
After N positiv feedbacks the package gets stable.
Vincent:
>Finally the idea I like the best is no numbers, only named updates
I think you still need to distinguish between foo_pack1.2-stable1
foo_pack1.2-stable2
Eric:
>Better yet, don't put packages into stable until we release. "Stable"
>has a fairly well-defined meaning; I don't see much benefit from changing
>it.
I am new to debian-dev, why not release stable packages daily?
Why in a single step?
Colins:
>Those who do not understand ajt's "testing" distribution are doomed to
>reinvent it, poorly. :)
OK, I will RTFM, I hope there is some.
Wichert:
>Also, having versioned released is something that CD vendors want to
>have. If we only had an ever changing semi-stable they could only sell
>snapshots, which means they can't produce a large number of CDs, costs
>will go up and they will switch to selling CDs of other distributions
>instead.
That's true. One solution would be to give the boot-floppies and related
things the version number 2.2. The rest could be floating.
BTW, I even think the CD-Vendors would sell more CDs with a floating
system. I ordered Debian 2.2 in january, now it's nearly september.
If I would have got them at once, I would maybe buy my next CDs now
(don't like downloading netscape with a modem connection).
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