Re: pycharm package in debian
On 01.10.2017 21:33, Thomas Goirand wrote:
> On 10/01/2017 09:47 AM, Ghislain Vaillant wrote:
>> Besides, rrom an end-user perspective, I can't picture anyone preferring
>> the (potentially lagging) packaged version over more official means like
>> the Jetbrains app or the snap package, both of which have been good at
>> keeping up with updates.
>
> I definitively prefer a Debian package in main, even if it is "lagging
> behind" as you said. For such a thing as an IDE, I expect it to be
> mature enough so that the older version is enough for the everyday use.
> And I would feel safer than using any random snap package. Who knows
> what security issue is in there and what security policy and procedure
> (if any) is in place.
who says that a "lagging behind" package doesn't have any security issues? If
the package is lagging behind, how do you know that security updates aren't
lagging behind either...
Do you want point users to the five year lagging behind eclipse package in Debian?
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