On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 02:20:10AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > <quote who="Anand Kumria"> > > > > (A good example is the GNOME 2.0 stuff in sid at the moment. They're > > > meant to be shipping GNOME 2.0.x, > > > > Why not the actualy "not fit for release ... yet" stuff? > > Because it's upstream development releases, prone to breakage and > disappointment. We actually specifically ask distributions not to ship them > (though we are happy for them to go into sid/cooker et al., but there are a > number of reasons why they shouldn't go into sid atm, noted below).
Okay, _now_ your position makes more sense. > > That is your opinion Jeff. It is just unfortunate that you managed to > > convince Colin et al that what you were saying was gospel. > > So, the point is to get Debian's 2.0.x tested and kicking arse so it can > migrate down into testing now. When that's done, shifting to 2.1.x in sid > would be a natural. If sarge freezes before GNOME 2.2, it will have a good Right I understand what you are trying to achieve - unfortunately it looks like it'll take a fairly long time. Oh well. > Woo! Controversy! It normally arises from misunderstandings. Like in this case, thanks for the explanation. Anand > "Ever since GNOME development began, I have urged people to aim to make > it as good as the Macintosh. To try to be like Windows is to try for > second-best." - Richard Stallman Truly a bizarre quote since the FSF advocated boycotting Apple at one stage. -- `` We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. '' -- Buddha, The Dhammapada -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
