On 8/19/2022 6:43 PM, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 6:40 PM Chuck Zmudzinski <brchu...@netscape.net> > wrote: > > On 8/19/2022 6:20 PM, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 5:07 PM Chuck Zmudzinski > <brchu...@netscape.net> wrote: > > > > On 8/19/2022 4:44 PM, piorunz wrote: > > > On 19/08/2022 18:57, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > > > > > > > I have noticed that some Debian bugs are ignored for a long > time, sometimes even when the person who submitted the bug offered a patch. > The Debian developers/maintainers sometimes don't even reply and therefore > never explain why the proposed patch cannot be applied. Why is that the case > with Debian developers/maintainers? > > > > > > Hi Chuck, > > > > > > Maybe because developers/maintainers are not paid by the hour, > but mere > > > volunteers, don't you think? > > > > Debian Stable usually only ships security and stability patches. > > > > > > So that means "free" software written and maintained by volunteers > will never be as > > stable and secure as software that is written by people who are > paid by the hour. > > > > Freexian has developers that are paid by the hour to work on Debian, > anyone who wants with cash to spare can purchase some hours to have work done > on packages of their choosing. > > > > * 2 hours pack: 240 EUR + VAT (120 EUR/hour) > > * 5 hours pack: 600 EUR + VAT (120 EUR/hour) > > * 10 hours pack: 1150 EUR + VAT (115 EUR/hour) > > * 20 hours pack: 2300 EUR + VAT (115 EUR/hour) > > * 50 hours pack: 5500 EUR + VAT (110 EUR/hour) > > > > That's good to know. Thanks. Presumably the work they do would be > contributed back > to Debian for the benefit of all. I am curious if they would be able to > help in a case when > a bug with a known fix has been ignored for a long time. I would prefer > that Debian would > just fix the bug instead of having to pay someone to tell Debian they > should fix the bug. > > I could also just migrate to Fedora since their distro does not have the > bug and I wouldn't > have to pay anyone for my system to work using Fedora. > > Distro hopping is one of the best things about Linux, I personally switch > between Debian, openSUSE and Fedora. One day I want to roll my own distro. I > am planning on making a stripped down debian focusing on KDE Plasma and KDE > Apps. One DE one hardware platform.
Yes, the many distros is a nice thing about Linux, and now it looks like it is time for me to start hopping from Debian to other distros when necessary. Sorry, I forgot to reply-to the list, so I am bringing the discussion back to the list. Thanks, Chuck > > > Best regards, > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ > > ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system > > ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ > > ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀ > > > > -- > ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ > ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system > ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ > ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
