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> An OS that has to release a version that'll be stable for the coming five years simply cannot provide bleeding edge packages. Wanting software more than ever
by rodgerd 10y ago
> An OS that has to release a version that'll be stable for the coming five years simply cannot provide bleeding edge packages.
Wanting software more than every five years is hardly "bleeding edge".
- gkya 10y agoIf what you have is fine and works, why want new software? And if you want more frequent updates, you can (a) use a faster-moving branch, which BTW Debian and Ubuntu have; or (b) switch to an OS that provides you with more recent software, e.g. Arch Linux, Manjaro, Gentoo (? not that sure about this last one). Declaring sth. stable takes time, especially if you also incorporate new stuff into it. Even after five years of development, Debian and Ubuntu release patches, because of errata in their releases. But if you want secure, stable OS that wont drop the eggs, and also rolling release, well, nobody can do anything about it.
- jcastro 10y agoI don't want to switch to ubuntu-devel or sid just to get a new version of VLC. I just did a `snap install vlc` and got a recent version of vlc without having to upgrade my entire operating system.
- gkya 10y agoThat's OK. Nobody has an objection that you do it that way. It's just that there are acceptable flaws and shortcomings for some use cases, and some OSs care more about those.