Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?
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Jochen Schulz wrote:
> Wei Chen:
>> Might there be conflicts for backports and "distribution upgrade"?
>
> Theoretically: yes. But since backport.org's maintainers are Debian
> developers themselves (at least most of them, I think), compatibility to
> the official repositories is very good and there shouldn't be any
> problems apart from human mistakes. Exceptions are documented here:
> <http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faq>.
>
> J.
I see. Thanks.
So it is that based on Debian, people create Ubuntu. Also based on
Debian, there is Backports.
These are all projects that improve desktop users' experience (from what
I believe, at least). Is there anything that Debian itself does for this?
There are examples of successful projects. For the workload/manpower
issue, I guess what is needed is a flag. The project is there; people
think it is interesting; and then they may try to contribute to it. For
example, those above mentioned projects also get enough contributors to
work with them.
Maybe at first an experimental project is good. See what people think of it.
(I know it is unrealistic; just a sudden/strange thought :) )
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Cheers,
Wei Chen
http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/
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