On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 10:25:24PM -0700, Michael M. wrote: > > "Testing" is not a released version of Debian; "testing" exists to get > > bugs fixed. You only use testing if you want to test software. > > > Speak for yourself. No one is "testing" Evolution 2.10, or GNOME 2.18, > or much of the other software in testing. Much of it isn't even the > most recently released version of any given piece of software. What is > being tested is how well everything fits together in the Debian system, > and most of that gets fixed in Sid.
Why do think it is called testing? Why do you think it is not advertised as a Debian release. Check the debian-release archives as to why the later version of GNOME did not go into Etch, (it was not technical, but human reasons) > Debian has the most conservative release policy of any Linux distro I > know of. That suits some types of users very well, particularly those > who need reliability that's as close to 100% as you can get, those who's > servers truly are mission-critical and can't afford a few minor glitches > that might temporarily mess something up. It does not suit many > garden-variety desktop users who systems are less than a few years old > and who don't want to be stuck in early 2006 for the next year while > Debian drags itself kicking and screaming through yet another protracted > and endlessly delayed release cycle. So why do garden-variety desktop users complain then? If you want later versions of software why not download the source and compile it yourself, running it from under /usr/local/bin if need be? -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
