Brian C. White wrote: : >> I spend close : >> to 50% of my Linux time using two programs, an editor and : >> a WWW browser, and in both cases the current Debian version : >> is several months out of date.
[...] : I was being purposely vague because I didn't want to single anyone : out, but no, they're both popular text-only programs. One of : them is behind by a minor version, the other by a major + 2 minors. If you're referring to "vim" in the latter case, I chose not to package vim 4.2 (leaving the current version at 3.0) because it has the restriction that, if it's put on a CD-ROM, you must send the author a copy of the CD. I have contacted the author, and he has indicated that 4.3 will not have this restriction; when it comes out, I'll package it up. Just to let you know that I'm well aware of the situation. :-) If I get enough hate mail, I'll package it up and stick it in non-free, but I don't particularly want to do this. Oh, and in case earlier versions didn't have this restriction - I only recently took over maintaining vim. :-) -- Windows is not the answer. Windows is the question. Linux is the answer. http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/ for all your PC software requirements.
