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On Fri, 22 May 2009 09:00:05 +0100 |
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Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 21 May 2009 21:41:22 -0300, Jorge Morais wrote: |
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> > Or maybe I should just stick to all-stable, so as to not be different, |
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> > and keep package.keywords for those packages where I really want a new |
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> > feature (like packages with no stable versions)? |
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> If you want so many up to date packages |
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It is not so much. My package.keywords/longterm lists 13 packages; my |
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package.keywords/shortterm lists 21 packages, many of which will get out |
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of there in the future, as the version I use become stable. |
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5 of these 21 packages would not be there if I always had my current |
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"it is better to avoid the bleeding edge" view. |
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> maybe you should just run a ~arch system. |
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I want a reliable system. Isn't ~arch quite less reliable than arch ? |
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(Also, newer software versions are often more bloated). |
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> It's been said many times that a mixed system is a |
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> potential source of trouble. |
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I didn't hear it. |
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> Your comparison of stable Gentoo with Debian |
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> testing is strange, since the Gentoo equivalent is ~arch. |
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I thought Debian testing was more stringent regarding reliability than |
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Gentoo ~arch; anyway, the point is that when a new bugfix release (like |
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gimp 2.6.6) is released, I want to see if other distros consider the |
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bugfixes important enough to pick it; I chose Debian because I am |
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somewhat familiar with it; and Debian testing because AFAIK Debian |
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stable only rarely picks updates that are not security-related. Some |
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people even say that Debian stable is for servers. |
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