>>"Ivo" == Ivo Wever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ivo> Manoj wrote:
>> What the non free world does, or does not do, does not
>> affect release decisions for Debian. We release when we are ready. We
>> are not yet ready. Period.
Ivo> I think what some people fear is that this implementation of the
Ivo> Debian philosophy might prove self-destructive. A certain amount
Ivo> of developing is required to keep Debian competative. If Debian
Remember, people like me are doing this for ourselves -- we
need this nice Linux box with the best distribution possible on our
machines. That is what got me in this in the first place.
Ivo> develops too slowly, developers may leave, slowing down the
Ivo> development, entering a vicious circle. I seem to read lots of
Ivo> reports about people unhappy with current affairs and leaving,
Ivo> though that might be selective observation. What happens when
Ivo> the amount of developers falls below the critical level?
When I joined Debian, we had 47 developers (we had far fewer
packages, though). We now have around a thousand, and climbing. In
the last 6 months or so, one person left noisily, about a dozen or so
other people left for various reasons, and several dozen joined. We
see a growing number of developers and packages, not a decline.
The frustrations that affect end users may not be valid for
developers, or at least not to the same degree. While I am frustrated
by the long interval between releases, I always run unstable, and I
also have a recourse -- I can try and solve the problem with the
delays, and work to see that the intervals are shortened. I am not
likely to leave just because the problem is too hard a nut for me to
crack.
manoj
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