Re: Stable means not-changing?

[Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> Please tell me: Does stable mean not-changing or not-segfaulting?

For the most part, it means "non-changing".  While it would be nice to
fix each package with a problem, doing so always runs the risk of breaking
other packages on the system.  Verifying the integrity of the system as a
whole is far more difficult than verifying a single package.  For this reason,
updates to "stable" are rare.

They are especially rare in this case because Hamm marks such a major change
(with libc6 and all).  Thus, fixes are very hard to propogate back to Bo
and are in even more danger of breaking the larger picture.

                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )

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