Jerry put forth on 2/8/2010 5:13 AM: > Wow, I was not aware the debian had actually progressed that far.
Debian jumped from Postfix 2.3.8 on Etch to 2.5.5 when Lenny was flipped to Stable. Looong release cycles tend to produce these miracle "rev leaps" on occasion. On the flip side, more often, users have to wait 2 years for needed functionality. Depends on where an upstream rev is at when it enters Debian Un-stable and how much progress the upstream makes after that point. If Squeeze is flipped to Stable within 6 months, the Postfix package will be 2.6.5, not far at all behind upstream, considering Postfix 2.7 isn't finalized yet. Many people have been pushing Debian towards more frequent releases. The problem is the gargantuan number of architectures Debian supports. That equals a ton of general and bug testing, as they release all archs simultaneously. If one has a problem and is lagging behind, all must wait for release. Debian Stable has its problems, but overall, I've been more than happy with it for the past 10 years. -- Stan
