Re: Upgrading from Etch to Lenny
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 10:25:24PM -0700, Michael M. wrote:
> > "Testing" is not a released version of Debian; "testing" exists to get
> > bugs fixed. You only use testing if you want to test software.
>
>
> Speak for yourself. No one is "testing" Evolution 2.10, or GNOME 2.18,
> or much of the other software in testing. Much of it isn't even the
> most recently released version of any given piece of software. What is
> being tested is how well everything fits together in the Debian system,
> and most of that gets fixed in Sid.
Why do think it is called testing?
Why do you think it is not advertised as a Debian release.
Check the debian-release archives as to why the later version of GNOME
did not go into Etch, (it was not technical, but human reasons)
> Debian has the most conservative release policy of any Linux distro I
> know of. That suits some types of users very well, particularly those
> who need reliability that's as close to 100% as you can get, those who's
> servers truly are mission-critical and can't afford a few minor glitches
> that might temporarily mess something up. It does not suit many
> garden-variety desktop users who systems are less than a few years old
> and who don't want to be stuck in early 2006 for the next year while
> Debian drags itself kicking and screaming through yet another protracted
> and endlessly delayed release cycle.
So why do garden-variety desktop users complain then?
If you want later versions of software why not download the source and
compile it yourself, running it from under /usr/local/bin if need be?
--
Chris.
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