Re: Is this the Debian Philosophy? (or.... $#@!@#$ bash 2.0!)
From: "Richard G. Roberto" <robertor@typhoon.co.jp>
> Is Debian not including fixes into the "official" CD image
> because of COMMERCIAL concerns??? Are the bug/security
> fixes there, but the name just not changed? Which is it?
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 :-)
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.
> 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.
Thanks
Bruce
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