Re: Many packages missing from testing
From: Scott (angrykeyboarder_at_angrykeyboarder.com)
Date: 11/11/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:37:49 -0700 To: "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net>, debian users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 08:17:44PM +0200, Joona Kiiski wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>Now for about two weeks there have been many packages out of testing. I'm
>>must wondering what's the point? Those missing packages prevent me from
>>upgrading because there are many among those which I desperatily need and I
>>don't want to start hacking apt. Wouldn't it be better to have an unstable
>>version of packages in testing than no version at all!
>>
>
> Certainly not. If you want unstable packages, then use *unstable*. If
> you want to help test the next Debian release, then use *testing*. If
> you want something that will always work, then use *stable*.
>
>
>>Okay, you are pros, I'm just a newbie and there must be a good reason for
>>this, this situation is just irritating. Maybe you could consider having
>>four versions
>>of debian in transition phase, like: stable, testing, testing-new, unstable.
>>And when 99.5% packages would have entered testing-new it could replace
>>testing. Just an idea, maybe it would just make things too complicated for
>>developers and maintainers.
>>
>
>
> Please do a quick Google search. This topic has been rehashed many many
> many many (did I mention many?) times over the past few years.
>
> -Roberto
>
Actually it hasn't been "over the past few years". The problem he is
speaking of is somewhat different and was mentioned in another message
earlier in this thread....
( http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/11/msg01380.html )
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