Re: A suggestion
Le Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 10:55:40AM -0400, Lennart Sorensen a écrit :
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> Given how much uproar there is about Microsoft's desire to retire
> Windows XP while many people would rather stick with it that go to
> Vista, perhaps the idea that everyone wants the latest and greatest is
> no longer true.
Hi Lennart,
I think that the way people use XP looks more like "Stable + Backports"
that just "Stable".
As for the purpose of Testing, in the end the answer is probably in the
hands of those :
- who invented it;
- who control its content.
On this list we can read opposite opinions of individual developpers,
so maybe the persons who feel "in charge" of Testing (probably the
release team, the FTP team, and the testing security team) can clarify
on the list and/or on the website if they think it is needed.
This said, the best answer to the question, "Is Testing suitable for the
Desktop", will probably come by the next innovations to come from
Debian, be it the officialisation of backports, the adoption of Joey
Hess' CUT (Constantly Usable Testing) concept, and/or the
Stable-and-a-half releases.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles Plessy
http://charles.plessy.org
Wakō, Saitama, Japan
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