Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)
On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Bruce Perens wrote:
> The Official CD will have a slower release schedule than the system
> available via FTP. Those who wish the latest fixes should be willing to
> update a few packages on their systems via FTP between each CD
> purchase. Nobody can press new CDs every two weeks and continue to sell
> them for $4 per 2-CD set, while updating 5 packages in two weeks via FTP
> is fine for most people. I guess that is a commercial consideration :-)
There should be a changes file for the current version back
to the last distributed version of any package -- for
comparison -- available on the web site. That would help
users determine what they want/need to update (if anything
at all). Most of the time, bug fixes are for certain
behaviors under certain conditions and don't even apply to
everyone. I don't want to download a bug fix that doesn't
even affect me ;)
>
> As far as I can tell, this is the best solution for the users. Cheap
> CDs with up to 1.3 GB data, and then you download the latest couple
> of megabytes of updates.
Agreed -- without having to subscribe to an "internet
bonanza" just to get debian ;)
>
> > Also, on Richard Stallman, Is the FSF going to start selling
> > Debian GNU/Linux CDs?
>
> I don't think there is a need for them to do so any longer. They are
> selling an FSF CD, I don't know what is on it. They want to sell for a
> higher price than most vendors sell the Debian Official 2-CD Set.
Having it available from the FSF would look good to
comercial sites that already buy GNU software. It
wouldn't need to be "competitive" at all. Just a thought.
Thanks for the clarification. Sounds above board to me.
Cheers,
--
"Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living
things, we will not ourselves find peace" -Albert Schweitzer
Richard G. Roberto
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