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This makes sense for the core operating system applications. It doesn't make sense for end user applications. If I install a web browser or a game I expect it t
by melony 5y ago
This makes sense for the core operating system applications. It doesn't make sense for end user applications. If I install a web browser or a game I expect it to be kept evergreen. The way Debian handle their updates is barely marginally better than sending Windows installation wizards around. What's the point of an automatic update system if they insist on limiting themselves to the occasional security patch and not release feature updates if you don't upgrade your entire OS? The update policy needs a revamp.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoYeah I don't think you are the intended audience for LTS.
- foobarbaz33 5y agoThe point is to avoid breaking things. New versions remove or change APIs which breaks things. Even when interface is preserved, implementation changes can break things. The new software may have a side effect that changes state somewhere and break things. Even something you think is an an independent island can break things. Because you might be using that island and it is therefore no longer an island but a dependency. Software can invoke a browser and expect it to be able to receive certain messages. Maybe it really is an island. A video game that mutates nothing, is used by no other software and is purely for human use. Maybe you are enjoying an RPG, but the devs decide to "balance" the power of some characters and it ruins the play style you were enjoying. There's trade offs to all things of course. But you can't have your cake and eat it to.