Hi. On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:31:56 +0100 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday 19 June 2015 18:49:38 Bret Busby wrote: > > On 20/06/2015, Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Friday 19 June 2015 16:54:12 Bret Busby wrote: > > >> Unfortunately, it appears that once a version of Debian Linux is > > >> "released" and decreed stable, development of that version and its > > >> packages, ceases, and it goes into maintenance mode, so that only > > >> bugfixes and security vulnerabilities, are performed, if they are > > >> deemed serious enough, and, for the packages that are not abandoned, > > >> and, development of the version and its packages, is abandoned, like > > >> when I once worked at a pulp and paper mill, which used to close down > > >> production for three days every christmas, with only repairs and > > >> maintenance and cleaning being done, except here, the shutdown of > > >> production, becomes permanent, and maintenance mode takes over (for as > > >> long as the maintenance is performed), once a version is decreed > > >> stable, and "released". > > > > > > If you don't like it, don't use it. No-one is making you. > > > > And that is the attitude of software developers, that some software > > engineering lecturers who are worth their salt, warn against, as it > > leads to the disrepute of the IT industry. > > Nonsense. It is impossible to produce an OS that everybody likes. Most > people like Windows after all. I disagree. While most people use Windows, it may not involve liking. Most of the either don't care, or don't have a choice. And given such, they might use Macs or Linux as well. > Use something you like. Don't complain about > something that many of us love and expect it to be changed just to suit you. IMO complaining is perfectly fine *as long* as it comes with constructive criticism. I agree that complaining for the sake of it is annoying :) > There is enough choice out there, after all. Have you tried Ubuntu with > Mate? Or, better yet, Debian with Mate. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150619214011.ee112c6a375653e58c8ca...@gmail.com