>>>>> "csj" == csj <csj@mindgate.net> writes: [...] csj> So why not allow an "unstable" end-user software like Mozilla 1.0 csj> into an otherwise "stable" distribution? In case of library csj> conflicts, the versions necessary for mission-critical software csj> takes precedence. If building is impossible, then the end-user csj> software isn't allowed in. Forgot to mention this in my last post: this is something that can be done using apt's pinning mechanism, and puts the control where it should be: in the user's hands, instead of relying on some Debian developer's judgement which will never fit everyone's tastes. This way, you can run stable, and if there's some software that you absolutely must have the latest version of, add a few lines to /etc/apt/preferences (or "apt-get install -t ...", and you're in business. Select whatever level of instability you want -- testing, unstable, or even experimental[1] if you're feeling particularly masochistic! [1] if you don't know about experimental, chances are you don't really want to anyways. -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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