Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-25 Thread Brian C. White
> >> 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 is several months out of date. > > > >Which editor and browser are you talking about? Are you looking > >at the "stable" or the "development" dire

Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-25 Thread Gerry Jensen
On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, David Sewell wrote: > As a new Debian user who migrated from Slackware, one of the > few things I find a comparative disadvantage is being dropped > back to earlier releases of certain programs. If you have not done so, you might want to check out the unstable directory to se

Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-25 Thread Mr Stuart Lamble
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 is several months out of date.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, th

Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-25 Thread Buddha M Buck
> > > 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. > > No more clues. :) Of course, being purposefully vague only serves to annoy us... W

Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-25 Thread David Sewell
Brian C. White writes: > >> 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 is several months out of date. > >Which editor and browser are you talking about? Are you looking >at the "stable" or the "develo

Re: "Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-24 Thread Brian C. White
> As a new Debian user who migrated from Slackware, one of the > few things I find a comparative disadvantage is being dropped > back to earlier releases of certain programs. I spend close > to 50% of my Linux time using two programs, an editor and > a WWW browser, and in both cases the current De

"Netiquette" of requesting package updates

1996-08-24 Thread David Sewell
As a new Debian user who migrated from Slackware, one of the few things I find a comparative disadvantage is being dropped back to earlier releases of certain programs. 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 versi