On Sat, 2008-01-26 at 00:02 +0100, Cyril Jaquier wrote: > Hi Franklin, > > > I think we agree. > > > > I think so too ;) And I completely agree with your argumentation. > However, I have just a few questions/remarks. > > > Some sample bugs that may occur at anytime in Testing, which could be very > > anoying (Despite the very good job of the Debian-Developper that maintain > > the packages. reminder: they don't always actually developp the program > > themselves): > > - New bug in [your bootloader] prevent my computer from booting. > > - New bug in [xorg] prevent the graphical interface from working. > > - New kernel get installed, but you can't re-compile your > > [wifi|modem|video|network] driver module. > > > > If a new package breaks my system, how can I reinstall the previous one? > Correct me if I'm wrong but I guess this is not possible. Previous > version seems to be removed from repositories as soon as a new release > is uploaded. Quite right. If one runs unstable, he can use Testing, Backports or Stable packages. Another option is http://snapshot.debian.net But it's not very practical.
Also packages aren't designed to allow downgrade (in preinst and postinst scripts). 90% of the packages probably downgrade nicely, but the 10 last percent might be a night-mare (incompatible configuration files, etc). > > Again, don't get me wrong. The most important is that they _use_ Debian > > (any version). > > > > New Linux users probably install Ubuntu, Fedora or OpenSuse. I doubt > they are a lot of newbies using Debian, at least on desktop/laptop. My > first Linux experience (years ago) was Debian. I found it a way to > complicated so I just burnt a RedHat CD. Debian-Installer team have made a really good job. Sarge was... a bit more complicated to install ;) > It was a lot easier to > install/use. Then I switched to Fedora. I used Gentoo during many years > (and I'm still using it on servers) and since a few months, I'm back to > the roots :D > > > Let's go keep helping (new) users. > > > > And fill bug reports too :D Yes ! > Regards, > > Cyril Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
