Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com> (11/12/2008):
> Am Donnerstag, den 11.12.2008, 13:09 +0000 schrieb Neil Williams:
> > Everyone has to take account of transitions and blocks in unstable
> > between releases, the release freeze itself is just another issue to
> > consider with regard to unstable. Unstable isn't 100% available
> > every single day between freezes, there are constant issues that
> > mean that uploads need to be delayed or put into experimental.
> > That's why we have experimental.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (emphasis is mine.)
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/resources
> "The experimental distribution is a special distribution. It is not a
> full distribution in the same sense as stable, testing and unstable are.
> Instead, it is meant to be a temporary staging area for highly
> experimental software where there's a good chance that the software
> could break your system, or software that's just too unstable even for
> the unstable distribution (but there is a reason to package it
> nevertheless). Users who download and install packages from experimental
> are expected to have been duly warned. In short, all bets are off for
> the experimental distribution."
>
> Sorry, but your description doesn't match at all with both devref and
> the warning about experimental packages.
Indeed. I would rather say “that's what one is supposed to use
experimental for, according to the current way of dealing with the
freeze, testing, and unstable”. Experimental is not by definition the
unstable staging area during freezes, but became such a de facto staging
area. (Neil loves using Latin. :)))
Mraw,
KiBi.
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