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Arch has been handling minor releases on Chromium just fine. If Debian is having issues, it is most likely with them trying to backport fixes into antiquated co
by encryptluks2 4y ago
Arch has been handling minor releases on Chromium just fine. If Debian is having issues, it is most likely with them trying to backport fixes into antiquated code bases.
- gspr 4y agoIf a year old is considered antiquated, we have some major problems in this world. And it's kinda my whole point: code that can only be consumed wholesale as shipped might technically be open source, but if backporting fixes to a year old version is nigh on impossible, is it truly open source in practice?
- encryptluks2 4y agoYes it is. That is like saying because it doesn't run on an Atari that it isn't truly open source.
- gspr 4y agoNo it's not. The Atari isn't one year old. Come on man, from your logic you might as well say that a one year old car should be fed hay since it's practically a horse.
- encryptluks2 4y agoDebian stable is using components often several years old, not just a year.
- spacemanmatt 4y agoSome parts of the system evolve faster than others. I am glad for Debian's relatively conservative policy for all my servers, but I want an evergreen browser on my desktop.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoBut arch is a rolling distro. Debian has a release model for a reason and it's their raison d'etre. Of course they don't want to compromise that. Considering the amount of other distros that use them as a base they're providing something that people want.