Adrian Bunk wrote: >> >> The core libc and supporting libraries is the core. and the toolchain >> the core dev. Those can be updated twice or even once a year. The kernel >> can be updated once a month if you like. >> > > A new release of the Linux kernel has more than half a million lines of > code changed. If you do any estimates based on how many lines of changed > code equal one newly introduced bug you see the problem... > > And the difference between an upstream kernel and a distribution kernel > are 3-6 months of testing and bugfixing. > > True. But the libc and toolchain dont need to be as "dynamic". >> I stopped using debian myself and used DIY linux based toolchain and >> libc. Thats the stable core that i have been using for 4 months. If >> debian can reduce the footprint of the "stable core" and do monthly >> releases of package bundles i will use it again. >> > > Geeks like you and me want the latest software > (I'm using Debian unstable/testing). > > But most users want a Linux installation that simply works - and this > includes all software on the system at all times. > Yeah me too. Sidux and mepis does not do megafreezes. I think whats needed is to build and test groups of packages that work closely together and release them frequently as a group. > cu > Adrian > > -- Democracy is about two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for dinner.
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