Re: Beginning of the End for Wheezy [sigh!]
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 02:23:08PM +1000, Paul Trevethan wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:48:56 -0700
> Bob Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 09:34:05AM +1000, Paul Trevethan wrote:
> > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:27:17 -0700
> > > Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Much to my regret (and others, too, I'm sure), yesterday, on 15
> > > > April 2016, the beginning of the end began for Wheezy. Google, as
> > > > announced months ago, finally ceased support for its browser on
> > > > Wheezy. I double checked just to be sure, and in the course of
> > > > that check also discovered "official" Debian support for Wheezy
> > > > will cease in a little over a week on 26 April 2016 -- just 3
> > > > years after its release. However, it will automatically enter
> > > > LTS until 2018 at which time all support ceases and EOL
> > > > "officially" occurs.
> > > >
> > > > Well, at least I have time to look for an alternative. Maybe,
> > > > Devuan will be viable by then, but I doubt it. Or Debian will
> > > > offer a choice of inits as a standard option during installs on
> > > > future releases, but I very much doubt it.
> > > >
> > > > B
> > > >
> > >
> > > If you want a rock solid Debian based system with no systemd - check
> > > out Antix distribution.
> >
> > There is no mail list, only a forum. It shows systemd in it's package
> > list.
> >
>
> Available if you want it in the repos - not installed. Read the forum
> notes, it is designed as non-systemd.
It may well be designed as non-systemd but the systend package is still
listed. Why? The lack of a mail list still remains AFAICT.
--
Bob Holtzman
A man is a man who will fight with a sword or
conquer Mt. Everest in snow. But the bravest of all
owns a '34 Ford and tries for six thousand in low.
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