Re: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
>>"Ari" == Ari Makela <hauva@iki.fi> writes:
Ari> Manoj Srivastava writes:
>> It is a quality of imlementation issue. If we are seriously
>> outmoded, we can't honestly say we are trying to be the best
>> distribution out there.
Ari> I must say I completely fail to understand your point. Quality
Ari> has not very much to do with the fact how new the softare in an
Ari> unix-system is.
If old software never had bugs, and we did not have new
hardware, you would have a point.
Another point is that to an extent. being outmoded means that
fewer people use Debian; and, that implies that Debian no longer
meets their goals. Not having released for nearly 18 months (that's 3
generations in internet time), we have fastr become a distribution
that does not meet the needs of a vast number of people.
While I am not advoocationg abondaning quality, I am saying
that obsolescence is also a factor in quality of implementation.
Ari> Debian GNU/Linux is a great operating system and
Ari> I do believe that one of the reasons for the high quality is the
Ari> fact that Debian is developed without unnecessary haste.
So who is saying we be hasty? Did I ever say we make anything
but 2.2. the default kernel?
Ari> I feel that no operating system can be everything for everybody. Also,
Ari> I believe that you can choose either "bleeding edge software" or "high
Ari> quality software" but not both.
And Debian should offer both choices, perhaps favouring the
latter. Let the users decide.
Ari> All said, as an unix user I'm very programming and server orientated
Ari> and I rather buy malt whiskey than newest available hardware. Someone
Ari> with an Athlon or a very new video card might disagree with me.
Debian tries hard to cater to both types of users.
manoj
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