Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie
On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 16:50 -0700, Scott wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> >
> >
> >>3- OpenOffice 2 was recently added to Debian Unstable.
> >>Is it likely that OpenOffice 2 will be added to
> >>Debian Stable. If so when?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > No. Stable does not get new packages, other than bug/security fixes and
> > the like.
>
> And that my friends, is Debian's biggest flaw when it comes to the
You're missing the point of what "stable" means.
Because I want the "latest and greatest", I also use Sid, but don't
complain about Stable not having the "latest and greatest", because
I understand what Stable (in this context) means: unchanging set
of software, with only security patches added.
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