Re: Gnome 2.12
Wow, this is turning into a Duke Nukem Forever type of argument.
Would you rather have quality software or rushed software?
I think it needs to be stressed more to the general public as to why
some things take longer to release as an officially supported package.
On 07/10/05, Dave Loftis <dave.loftis@gmail.com> wrote:
> How about. Add the following source to your sources.list, and you can pull
> the very experimental package (http://....) and when posting
> bugs/problems/etc. put them in bugzilla at this URL (...) and flag them as
> XYZ.
>
> Or maybe. There is not any package built in any tree.
>
> Or any number of actual ANSWERS to the original or following question.
>
> -dave
>
>
> On 07 Oct 2005 13:07:32 -0400, Paul Smith <psmith@nortel.com> wrote:
> > %% Dave Loftis <dave.loftis@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > dl> I have to admit, this is the answer I mostly expected, the "it's
> > dl> ready when it's ready." It seems to me typical of linux culture,
> > dl> and for all the talk about bringing new users to linux and how
> > dl> FOSS is really great and better than proprietary software, It
> > dl> doesn't help our cause.
> >
> > I'm not trying to be argumentative; I'm truly asking this: what would
> > you like to hear instead?
> >
> > The answer may be frustrating, but it's honest! The reality is, no one
> > is getting paid for this; there's no way to know when it will be
> > available; any timeframe given has a very small likelihood of being
> > accurate.
> >
> > Some larger community projects like Gnome, which are at least subsidized
> > by corporate backers, can provide more accurate and stable release
> > estimates. But, that's not Debian.
> >
> > What can people say when asked "when?" that would satisfy users, if the
> > real answer is "we have no earthly idea!"?
> >
> >
> > I do agree with you, though, that it would be nice if there were more
> > organized and visible information about the current state of Gnome (both
> > 2.10 and newer versions) in Debian, and instructions for people who
> > aren't DD's and/or don't code but would like to be involved and help
> > out.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > --
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Paul D. Smith <psmith@nortel.com> HASMAT--HA Software Mthds &
> Tools
> > "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad
> Scientist
> >
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> > These are my opinions--Nortel takes no responsibility for them.
> >
> >
>
>
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