Edgy down?

[Bart Silverstrim]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Stuart Lesnett wrote:
> 
>> Rubin your heart maybe in right place but that does not make the newer
>> releases any more stable.  Ubuntu has a habit of changing things without
>> notify it users.  Some examples are: Pixart has disappeared and the
>> replace a module doesn't work with all the software and cameras, another
>> example is the last update xsane has stopped my all-in-one printer
>> (CX5200) from scanning color only gray scale which has worked from the
>> beginning, etc..  Trying to keep up isn't always the best way to go, my
>> server is still on 5.05 and I have no problems with this issue.
>>
>> Loose the attitude.
> 
> Wow.  Pastor JW should be "Prophet JW".  What attitude?  He pointed to the
> official word on Edgy.  So yes, it's time for an upgrade.  If you have
> everything you want on a prior release (5.05???  No such beast), that's
> great, but you're the one showing an attitude here.
> 
> On the subject of stability: of _course_ the newer releases aren't more
> stable.  They're _newer_.  Nobody expects "new" to be rock solid, but gutsy
> is, by now, solid, and hardy is pretty darn good.

I'm confused...if new becomes old, then old was once new, so how could 
old be stable while new isn't?

I expect new to fix problems with older versions, hence be more stable. 
I expect all new features to cause problems. New versions with more new 
features increases problems, I expect. Expectation does not always equal 
reality.

I fully expect that a good backup is better than holding one's breath 
and not upgrading at all. Especially since developers eventually focus 
on getting newer versions fixed more and older versions are not tested 
thoroughly anymore, so bugs fixed in 2.0 may still be in 1.0 on one 
shape or another.

one philosophy, shared, passed on or not up to you.