From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The future of linux, and Gentoo specifically now
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:14:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141126101414.793375ce@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5475A61F.3020200@thegeezer.net>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:06:23 +0000, thegeezer wrote:
> > * stable releases with a more or less stable and predictable release
> > cycle,
>
> debatable - i would suggest "better tested" than stable otherwise there
> would be no need for debian bugzilla
The vagaries of English strike again! When Debian use the word stable,
they mean "not changing much" not "the opposite of unstable", as in "a
stable relationship". Which is why the other branch is called "testing"
and "unstable".
While not changing working code very often also leads to the other sort
of stability, the advantage for those managing large numbers of systems
is that they are not continually applying updates and restarting services
and users are not continually presented with slightly different
interfaces.
--
Neil Bothwick
Love is grand. Divorce is a few grand more.
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2014-11-21 7:17 [gentoo-user] The future of linux, and Gentoo specifically now Paige Thompson
2014-11-21 7:31 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-21 18:17 ` Paige Thompson
2014-11-21 7:32 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-21 11:57 ` Rich Freeman
2014-11-21 17:36 ` Philip Webb
2014-11-24 17:54 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-24 18:25 ` Gevisz
2014-11-24 19:13 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-25 17:44 ` Gevisz
2014-11-26 7:45 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-26 8:39 ` Gevisz
2014-11-26 20:39 ` Walter Dnes
2014-11-26 21:19 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-26 10:06 ` thegeezer
2014-11-26 10:14 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2014-11-24 21:05 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-25 4:53 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 8:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-25 17:09 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 17:37 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-25 17:55 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 19:49 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-25 20:24 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 22:42 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-25 23:35 ` Emanuele Rusconi
2014-11-26 0:56 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-26 6:43 ` Gevisz
2014-11-26 5:59 ` Gevisz
2014-11-26 9:32 ` thegeezer
2014-11-25 18:37 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 18:21 ` Maxim Wexler
2014-11-25 18:46 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 22:02 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2014-11-26 7:34 ` Gevisz
2014-11-27 14:36 ` Tom H
2014-11-27 15:16 ` Rich Freeman
2014-12-03 17:01 ` Grant Edwards
2014-11-27 14:24 ` [gentoo-user] " Tom H
2014-11-25 7:15 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 9:45 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-25 10:23 ` Peter Humphrey
2014-11-25 17:03 ` Gevisz
2014-11-25 19:56 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-25 20:13 ` Gevisz
2014-11-24 18:51 ` Emanuele Rusconi
2014-11-27 11:00 ` Tom H
2014-11-27 14:43 ` Marc Stuermer
2014-11-27 15:22 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-27 19:06 ` Marc Stürmer
2014-11-27 21:46 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-27 22:56 ` Paige Thompson
2014-11-27 23:01 ` Paige Thompson
2014-11-28 1:13 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-28 19:03 ` Paige Thompson
2014-11-28 19:14 ` Mick
2014-11-28 19:14 ` Michael Orlitzky
2014-11-28 1:16 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2014-11-21 18:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Paige Thompson
2014-11-21 22:04 ` Marc Joliet
2014-11-24 12:18 ` Sid S
2014-11-24 12:20 ` Sid S
2014-11-23 17:44 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 18:00 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2014-11-23 18:35 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 19:24 ` Rich Freeman
2014-11-23 20:25 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 20:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-11-23 20:48 ` Alon Bar-Lev
2014-11-23 21:21 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-23 21:45 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 22:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-25 16:35 ` Grant Edwards
2014-11-25 19:51 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-25 22:12 ` Grant Edwards
2014-11-27 11:03 ` Tom H
2014-11-23 21:20 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-11-23 18:07 ` [gentoo-user] " Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-23 19:02 ` Marc Joliet
2014-11-23 19:11 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 20:23 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-23 20:26 ` Tanstaafl
2014-11-27 14:21 ` Tom H
2014-11-27 14:53 ` Marc Stuermer
2014-11-23 20:34 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-11-23 21:05 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2014-11-23 22:45 ` [gentoo-user] " Tanstaafl
2014-11-27 14:21 ` Tom H
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2014-11-21 17:39 ` wireless
2014-11-21 18:20 ` Rich Freeman
2014-11-21 19:20 ` Paige Thompson
2014-11-21 19:07 ` Paige Thompson
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