On 6 October 2010 05:02, Fernando Parra <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:47:20 +0200 > Ahmad Samir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 5 October 2010 15:28, Tux99 >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Personally I think the way Mandriva maintains both updates and backports >> > for each release is a waste of resources. >> > >> >> How is it a waste? >> >> A practical example is the college professor / school teacher (see >> Fernando Parra post a few emails back); he doesn't want to upgrade the >> boxes in the lab, he doesn't care if they have the newest/shiniest >> versions, just that the distro is stable and works(tm). The same >> applies for a company, servers... etc. We aren't talking only about >> personal boxes that can break without too much drastic consequences. > > Please don't write words in my name, I never wrote something like that, > security and stability are as important to as for an any other user, but I > need the latest version of some programs, without upgrade all the distro > every 6 months. >
I didn't mean to put words in your mouth; I wasn't talking about you in particular but about school/university computer labs case in general. And what I posted doesn't contradict "I need the latest version of some programs, without upgrade all the distro every 6 months."; I am pro backports repos (when possible), but not a rolling distro model. -- Ahmad Samir
