Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?
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Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> Wei Chen wrote:
>> So it is that based on Debian, people create Ubuntu. Also based on
>> Debian, there is Backports.
>
> No. Ubuntu is based on debian, but not debian, ie. compatibility between
> packages from ubuntu and debian is less than 100%. Packages from
> backports are *for* debian, so apart from human error and possible bugs
> slipping in compatibility is 100%.
>
>> These are all projects that improve desktop users' experience (from what
>> I believe, at least). Is there anything that Debian itself does for this?
>
> Debian evolves all the time, releasing when ready. How can one think
> that this wouldn't improve the users' experience? I regularly use both
> etch and sarge and see a quite large improvement.
>
>> 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.
>
> Correct me, if I am wrong, but IIRC there are more people working for
> debian than for your above mentioned projects.
>
> Debian just has a different focus: support a much larger amount of
> software packages and different architectures; having a 'stable'
> release. If you don't like or need such many packages and don't want or
> need a stable system, you don't need to run debian stable.
>
> Johannes
>
>
Hi, what I mean is neither that Debian is not improving nor that Debian
has less contributors. It is not that having a stable system that
supports a lot of packages and architectures is not good, either.
What I mean is Debian may consider introducing a sub-project/branch
based on the current main project, dedicating to improve *desktop*
environment. And its development model can refer to those mentioned
projects.
For more information, please refer to:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/04/msg00629.html
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Cheers,
Wei Chen
http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/
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