>Some suggest that it would be best to leave debian-0.93 alone after >the release, and that instead of moving new and updated packages into >debian-0.93, we should put them in a different (but easily-accessible) >tree, such as debian-updates-0.93. The advantage of this approach is >that it gives users access to both the "released" and completely up to >date distributions. The disadvantage is that users would have to make >a decision as to which of them to install.
I, personally, like to be given choices. Being asked to make a decision is not a disadvantage to me! If I were asked to make more decisions during installation, and it made the installation more appropriate as a result, I would consider that to be an advantage > >Others suggest that we should keep doing what we're doing now--that >is, as packages are released, we should move them into debian-0.93. >The advantage of this approach is that users are guaranteed to have >all fixed and updated packages at the time they download the >distribution. This is true only for those who have the bandwidth to download everything in one session! I have worked for 4 nights over the last few weeks and still don't have all the essentials updated yet, not to mention all the frills! Having a stable set of directories to work from would let me put together "a specific" distribution whos pieces should all work together. The only reason a user should need to upgrade would be if some portion of the distribution did not work for it. (it = the gender neutral term for user) > The disadvantage is that a release of Debian GNU/Linux >becomes a constantly moving and shifting target instead of something >tangible. Although not the only reason, this has been one of the contributing factors to my thrashing about creating problems for myself instead of moving toward a stable system. I don't have lots of time to put in at one time on this project (I have a day job) so incrimental approaches to completion are the only option for me > Alot of people complain that this is a major problem with >how we make releases. You can count me in this group! Thanks, Dale
