Am 2007-05-15 11:25:56, schrieb Mgr. Peter Tuharsky: > Do You think, that > -compiling new upstream version of software against stable platform, > building a package and distributing it
Containing NEW bugs and the loop goes on... -- No Thanks!
> -needs more effort than
> -studying security fixes in upstream, backporting them to ancient
> version of software (if it's barely possible), compiling it against
> stable platform, building a package and distributing it?
> Not much desktop software is really such inter-complex-connected that
> upgrading version of single software breaks something else. I have
Are you happy?
OpenOffice.org and Mozilla are ONLY two examples of the bunch I have!
> routinely used main desktop software's installations from upstream in
> Debian stable and they have broken _nothing_ for me, being totally
> out-of-distro packages or compiled from source. I don't see real danger
> here as long as we can guarentee stable platform that the software would
> be compiled against.
How many Packages do you have installed on your Computer?
I maintain currently 2800 Computers (mostly workstations) and I track
all required Packages and burn them on my own CCD. -- 1683 Packages!
Debian has OVER 19.000 binaries.
Do you have tested YOUR "from upstream compiled source" against the Disti?
I can not believe it!
I have self-coded software and other not in Debian-included too, but I
MUST do the same work as the Debian Developers do. Thest MY EXTERNAL
software agains MY DEBIAN partial partal mirror. Otherwise i could break
installations of my customers.
This is MY job as Debian GNU/Linux Consultant.
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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