On Sun, 2020-04-19 at 09:43 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > Why is reportbug even in Stable? Why not just replace it with a script that > says "Sorry, bugs in Stable are never fixed. Try Testing." Seriously, that's > literally the Debian policy, that only security fixes are done in Stable.
I agree with your sentiments, but need to point out that some applications are updated regularly in stable (Firefox-ESR is one that comes to mind), and there are regular point-releases that contain updates. What applications do you feel aren't up-to-date enough for your liking? I'm genuinely curious. > So, actual question: how usable is the current Testing? Because Stable is > ... not so much, and decreasing. (It's fine as a server OS, it's just as a > client box that it effectively degrades over time as software upgrades don't > happen.) I run stable on a work laptop, it's quite stable (which is what I want out of it) -Jim P.
