Re: "Etch and a half" ( was Re: Bugfix/hardware support updates to stable releases?)
Tim Hull wrote:
> Anyway, I'm curious - is this still a legitimate consideration within
> Debian?
Yes.
> If it were to be done, it would have to be December/Januaryish (any
That's the plan.
> Thus, one wouldn't HAVE to upgrade, but
> new users and anyone standing to benefit from a new X/kernel (and possibly
> some other bugfixes) would want to consider using the new "etch and a
> half".
That's the plan.
> I think this idea would definitely benefit Debian - more people
> would be able to use it, and it would remain quite stable while still
> supporting the latest hardware.
Yes.
> However, I think it's worth consideration - in my
> mind, this would fix Debian's greatest flaw
Yes.
Cheers,
Moritz
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