Karmic 9.10 new kernel BAD!

[Dotan Cohen]

> I still fail to see why I should upgrade to a new distribution to get
> something that is non-core operating system wise and therefore does not
> required that you test every package that uses it. Neither pidgin nor
> OpenOffice have that many if at all any packages that depend on them. An
> upgrade of OpenOffice will not require extensive testing to make sure
> nothing breaks.
>

An upgrade of OOo would be considered not stable: it would entail UI
and feature changes. Some people and businesses only want UI and
feature changes every X years, not twice a year. If you do want those
features, then you can use the backports or other PPAs that do provide
them.


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