On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Radhakrishna Bhat <[email protected] > wrote:
> Thank god. I was wishing for this for like, ever. But still 2 year cycle > is long enough to frustrate "Unstable" users. > Why frustration? Is it because they can't show off the latest applications installed for long? Sid users are too sensible to get into that sort of a contest. ;-) ravi > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Shashishekhar S <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Topic for debate?! :-) >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Meike Reichle <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:38 AM >> Subject: Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ >> Debian adopts time-based release freezes [email protected] >> July 29th, 2009 http://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090729 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes >> >> The Debian project has decided to adopt a new policy of time-based >> development freezes for future releases, on a two-year cycle. Freezes >> will from now on happen in the December of every odd year, which means >> that releases will from now on happen sometime in the first half of every >> even year. To that effect the next freeze will happen in December 2009, >> with a release expected in spring 2010. The project chose December as a >> suitable freeze date since spring releases proved successful for the >> releases of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codenamed "Etch") and Debian GNU/Linux >> 5.0 ("Lenny"). >> >> Time-based freezes will allow the Debian Project to blend the >> predictability of time based releases with its well established policy of >> feature based releases. The new freeze policy will provide better >> predictability of releases for users of the Debian distribution, and also >> allow Debian developers to do better long-term planning. A two-year >> release cycle will give more time for disruptive changes, reducing >> inconveniences caused for users. Having predictable freezes should also >> reduce overall freeze time. >> >> Since Debian's last release happened on Feb. 14th 2009, there will only >> be approximately a one year period until its next release, Debian >> GNU/Linux 6.0 (codenamed "Squeeze"). This will be a one-time exception >> to the two-year policy in order to get into the new time schedule. To >> accommodate the needs of larger organisations and other users with a long >> upgrade process, the Debian project commits to provide the possibility to >> skip the upcoming release and do a skip-upgrade straight from Debian >> GNU/Linux 5.0 ("Lenny") to Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (not yet codenamed). >> >> Although the next freeze is only a short time away, the Debian project >> hopes to achieve several prominent goals with it. The most important are >> multi-arch support, which will improve the installation of 32 bit >> packages on 64 bit machines, and an optimised boot process for better >> boot performance and reliability. >> >> The new freeze policy was proposed and agreed during the Debian Project's >> yearly conference, DebConf, which is currently taking place in Caceres, >> Spain. The idea was well received among the attending project members. >> >> >> About Debian >> ------------ >> >> The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who >> volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free >> operating system Debian GNU/Linux. >> >> >> Contact Information >> ------------------- >> >> For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at >> <http://www.debian.org/>, send mail to <[email protected]>, or contact the >> stable release team at <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> - Shashishekhar S >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
