Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 01, 2003 12:11 AM
Debian is big and this makes it a big ship to steer.
However, I do not agree with your characterization of Debian as an "ageing dinosaur". The _stable_ distribution is aged. For stable's target market (servers), that isn't a big problem. The unstable distribution, on the other hand, is quite current and, its name notwithstanding, quite stable. Most Debian developers run the unstable distribution themselves and consequently bugs are few and get fixed quickly.
Debian developers are well aware that people want a higher frequency of stable releases. They are working on achieving that and it may happen.
You are right that a large number of Debian developers don't play vital roles in the project, but I don't see why you think that this is in itself a fatal problem.
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Re:Another Debian fork should tell you something
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 01, 2003 12:11 AMHowever, I do not agree with your characterization of Debian as an "ageing dinosaur". The _stable_ distribution is aged. For stable's target market (servers), that isn't a big problem. The unstable distribution, on the other hand, is quite current and, its name notwithstanding, quite stable. Most Debian developers run the unstable distribution themselves and consequently bugs are few and get fixed quickly.
Debian developers are well aware that people want a higher frequency of stable releases. They are working on achieving that and it may happen.
You are right that a large number of Debian developers don't play vital roles in the project, but I don't see why you think that this is in itself a fatal problem.
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