Debian

[Jonathan Kaye]

Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby wrote:

> Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>>> And yes, debian is a pain on its release cycle :)
>> Can you explain this please. I haven't noticed any pain but maybe I'm not
>> lookin in the right place.
> 
> Briefly:
> Not regular: debian stable is ready when it's ready. There is no deadline.
> 
> It's an advantage on some point, but I dont mostly agree.
Thanks Mihamina.
As an individual user I don't see any problem with Debian's policy. I am
free to use Stable, Testing, or Unstable as I wish. My choice, my freedom.
In fact I use mostly testing with a few incursions into unstable and it
works out fine. So I'm not sure how Debian's policy can be a problem for
individual users.

For business/education/large-scale users, it's about stability. There's a
trade-off between stability and meeting release deadlines. Microsoft is an
excellent example of this. If I were in charge of maintaining 150
workstations, I think I'd prefer the stability option and take upgrades
when they were ready.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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