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[NMLUG] debian release sarge 3.1
On Friday 10 June 2005 14:12, James wrote:
> > For getting a testing-like experience (newer software, more regular
> > updates with stable-like support (security updates, a base set of
> > packages), Ubuntu is pretty good. I use/recommend that a bit for
> > installs where there's mostly "desktop" use by non-power-users, but I'm
> > not around much to administer it (e.g. Grandpa's Laptop).
>
> I was under the impression that ubuntu was drawing some of the debian
> developers away from debian and into ubuntu which seems to be the wrong
> direction. But they were offering a release. Seems like Debian ought to
> do one or the other but make a decision. Saying you're going to do
> releases and then waiting > 2 years is just poor planning. :-(
I think the situation is vastly misunderstood. Ubuntu stays periodically
synchronized to Debian. In IMO, there isn't much truth to the "pulling
developers away" bit--many Ubuntu developers are also Debian developers.
(But like everything new, it's a hot topic on the debian-devel list. ;)
Just to be clear, I don't see Ubuntu as a replacement for Debian releases,
but as a Debian-based alternative release and support structure. Even if
Debian releaseed a stable every 6 months, Ubuntu still has a niche. =)
--
Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net>
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