Re: Many packages missing from testing

[Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de>]

Joona Kiiski wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Now for about two weeks there have been many packages out of testing. I'm
> must wondering what's the point? Those missing packages prevent me from
> upgrading because there are many among those which I desperatily need and I
> don't want to start hacking apt. Wouldn't it be better to have an unstable
> version of packages in testing than no version at all!
>
> Okay, you are pros, I'm just a newbie and there must be a good reason for
> this, this situation is just irritating. Maybe you could consider having
> four versions
> of debian in transition phase, like: stable, testing, testing-new, unstable.
> And when 99.5% packages would have entered testing-new it could replace
> testing. Just an idea, maybe it would just make things too complicated for
> developers and maintainers.
>
> --
> Joona Kiiski <joona.kiiski@gmail.com>
Why don't you just use 'stable' if you need a stable distribution. You 
can always manually install individual packages from 'testing' if you 
desperately need them. I think the existing portfolio of different 
branches is already more than most people need -- and more than other 
distributions provide.

Johannes